Iran is likely to seek out Russia and China to purchase advanced fighter jets when a United Nations arms embargo against the country expires next year, a senior defense intelligence official said today, amid rising tensions in the Middle East. In a report released on Tuesday that unveils the Defense …
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Top Gun: Maverick Alternate Trailer Explains why Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is Still Captain after 30 plus years of service in Top Gun The funny video in this post features an alternate trailer for Top Gun: Maverick and it’s an understatement to say that Tom Cruise is cockier than before. …
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Join curator Matthew Burchette as he links up with F-14 pilot Lt. Richard “Spud” Webb and dives into the incredible history of the famed F-14. Uncover insider information on flying this amazing bird, get up close and personal with an M-61 Vulcan cannon, peer inside the dominant Pratt & Whitney …
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With an increase in the demand for state-of-the-art aircraft, capabilities have caused costs to rise in the price of Modern military aircraft. All prices are adjusted to reflect their status in 2019 dollars, and all prices indicate per unit cost (not including research and development costs). Here is a list …
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In this Article, we will share a story on How F-14 Tomcat & F-15 Eagle fighter jets were able to achieve a simulated KILLS against the SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane. A former Blackbird driver Col. Richard H. Graham, USAF (Ret.), tells in his book The Complete Book of …
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Speed and agility are decisive advantages in any form of aerial dominance. An airspeed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. Modern Fighter jets operate at supersonic speed Supersonic travel is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound. …
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In this article, we will share with you a Story Of The Longest Serving F-14 Fighter Jet In The U.S. NAVY The F-14 BuNo. 159600, better known among Tomcat lovers as Christine was delivered to the US Navy on Jul. 16, 1975. This F-14 was originally a Grumman F-14A-85-GR Tomcat and …
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Do you remember one of the most famous scenes of the motion picture, where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)? If not in the above video have a look at that stunning scene Of course, for safety reasons, there wasn’t any aircraft …
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Dave “Bio” Baranek spent twenty years in the United States Navy, with assignments to F-14 Tomcat squadrons and the elite Topgun training program being some highlights of his career. In 2010 Bio decided to make an outstanding gift to the aviation geeks worldwide when publishing his first book Topgun Days: …
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Top Gun 2 is now deep into production and shooting has moved to the Lake Tahoe area for a somewhat puzzling series of action scenes with Cruise fully outfitted for flight while running around in the snow. See Details: Tom Cruise Runs In Flight Suit through the snow in Lake Tahoe …
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