The fighter jet that can fly as a cargo plane: the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft)
Born as an in-flight simulator, the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) had the task to simulate the performance of the newest fighter jets. The F-16 VISTA was…
[Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands
On Sept. 9, one day after two H-6G maritime strike aircraft had been intercepted by the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 scrambled from Naha while flying in international airspace…
Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates 200,000 flying hours with special markings
On Sept. 8, Eurofighter confirmed that the Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. 719 aircraft on contract, 571 aircraft…
This impressive set of photographs will bring you aboard a U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bomber
The following images were taken by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder during a Green Flag - East (GF-E) training mission flown by a Barksdale Air Force Base's 20th…
Chinese bombers skirt Japanese islands. And get intercepted by F-15 fighter jets.
On Sept. 8, two Chinese H-6 bombers, reportedly PLAN (People Liberation Army Navy) H-6Gs, flew in international airspace between the Miyako and Okinawa before returning to the East China Sea.…
Italy’s Boeing KC-767 tanker conducts collective aerial refueling certification and testing with Gripen and Rafale fighter jets
Beginning on Sept. 5, Swedish SAAB Gripen deployed to Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, and French Rafale and Mirage 2000 aircraft, operating from Istres, France, conducted flying activity aimed at achieving…
