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A pair of desktop models in the office of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems executive spotted during the Air Force Association’s Virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium. The company later confirmed they show an undisclosed prototype combat drone and a precursor to the Sparrowhawk — a weapon-carrying air-launched drone, itself designed for …

Capt. Melaine Valentin is shown wearing the patch she designed. Photo: Laughlin Air Force Base on Facebook Air Education and Training Command hosted a fly-in event in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 18-21, bringing together a small group of Air Force aviators ranging from fighter to cargo pilots, boom operators, and loadmasters …

Credits: YOUTUBE SCREENCAP Dramatic footage has emerged of Russia’s Su-57 Felon fighter unleashing its onboard cannon during ground firing trials. While the aircraft has previously been tested with a range of short-range and longer-range air-to-air missiles, and claims of trials involving more exotic weaponry also exist, it’s notable that the …

Pakistan Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion – Credits: Asuspine Pakistan’s Navy has selected the Brazilian Embraer Lineage 1000 jetliner to replace its P-3C Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft. According to Defense News, the Outgoing naval chief Adm. Adm. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi announced that the Navy would replace its P-3C Orion fleet …

Chengdu J-7 – Credits: Chinamil According to recent media reports, The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has started to gradually decommission its fleet of J-7 fighter jets and replace them with more advanced, next-generation ones. J-7 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade affiliated with the PLA Western …

Future Combat Air System – Tiraden  Officials from France and Germany are scrambling to save the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). A multi-country effort to build a shared European fighter jet is in jeopardy as Germany and France enter crisis talks to save the program. The countries are arguing over …

Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter of Russian Knights aerobatics team – Credits: Vitaly V. Kuzmin As fighter jets are required to fly at really high altitudes and through different climatic zones, there are chances of ice settling on the body of the aircraft. This could have an adverse impact on the …

TF-X Turkish Aerospace Industries – JohnNewton8  According to the Bloomberg report, Turkey is pushing to co-manufacturer warplanes and missiles with Pakistan, a hookup that could also give it access to prized war technology from China. “Turkish defense and government officials have held periodic talks with Pakistani counterparts—the last high-level discussion was …

Photo by Senior Airman John Wright on Mar. 8, 2021, U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer Bomber Lands On Snowy Runway In The Arctic Circle For the First Time. On Friday, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer swing-wing bomber from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas landed in …

An-26. © Wikipedia A Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-26 crashed at Almaty Airport, killing four of the six occupants. “Today, at around 5:20 p.m. [11:20 GMT], an An-26 flight from Nur Sultan to Almaty lost contact during landing in Almaty Airport. The alarm was raised immediately, and the airport’s emergency …