U.S. Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighters and F-15E Strike Eagles dropped 36,000 kilograms, or nearly 80,000 pounds, of bombs on ISIS positions at Qanus Island In the Iraqi province of Salah ad-Din in the framework of the US-led coalition campaign in the war-torn country. The island in Iraq’s Tigris …
Read More »China says it can track F-35s operating in stealth mode with new anti-stealth RADAR
According to China’s Global Times newspaper, a senior Chinese radar designer said in a recent interview that China has developed a meter wave anti-stealth radar that can be used to spot enemy stealth aircraft and even guide Chinese missiles toward them. Speaking to the newspaper, Wu Jiangqi, a senior defence …
Read More »Russia offers Turkey Su-35 fighter jets after US Removes from F-35 Programme
On July 18, 2019 US officially removes Turkey from F-35 fighter jet programme after Ankara received the first parts of a Russian missile defence system. On July 12, 2019, Russia reportedly delivered the first S-400 missile system to Turkey Now Russia is ready to sell its super-maneuverable Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Turkey, …
Read More »North Korea vows to destroy South Korea F-35 stealth fighter jets
North Korea’s state media has reported South Korea’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test “special armaments” to destroy the new weapons South Korean authorities are “impudent and pitiful” for “talking loudly about reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south” …
Read More »360° Video of F-35 Cockpit: Watch how an F-35 pilot can see through the aircraft airframe
On June 3, 2019, Lockheed Martin published an interesting 360-degree video walkaround of the F-35, hosted by Tony “Brick” Wilson, the test pilot that conducted the first F-35C carrier landing. In this video, recorded around a Royal Norwegian Air Force’s F-35 in Fort Worth, Wilson explains some of the most …
Read More »U.S. planning to stop Turkish Air Force fighter pilots training on F-35 Lightning II Over S-400 Deal
The United States is seriously considering halting the training of Turkish pilots on advanced F-35 fighter jets as Ankara moves ahead with plans to purchase a Russian missile defense system despite objections from Washington The two NATO allies have argued for months over Turkey’s order for the Russian S-400 defenses, …
Read More »Russian Man Jailed In United States For Buying F-16 Fighter Jet Flight Manuals
A Russian national is currently being held in Weber County, Utah court for conspiring against the United States by buying F-16 manuals on eBay. Man is being arrested and charged with smuggling and violating the Arms Export Control Act”. The man insists he needed these and other files, like those …
Read More »Foreign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their Secrets
First Italian F-35A Lightning IICredits: Lockheed Martin Foreign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their Secrets Article Source: The WarZone Lockheed Martin has received a multi-million dollar contract for work on a firewall that will allow F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operators to prevent the transfer of …
Read More »Israel’s buying F-15IA instead of F-35: Do Israelis consider F-35 as a waste of money?
According to popular mechanics Article, Israel Prefers Old F-15s to F-35s. The Israeli Air Force would rather buy more F-15 Eagle fighters than the latest and greatest F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. It may be an older plane, but the F-15 apparently offers Israel more flexibility, particularly when striking its mortal …
Read More »U.S. Air Force has tested a suit designed to protect the pilot from Chemical and Biological Warfare
According to the “The War Zone,” Article U.S. Air Force has tested A suit designed to protect the pilot from chemical and biological agents The 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, has tested a flight suit capable to keep F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots alive in …
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