New video: Russian gunships cross the Strait of Kerch at low level during first phase of Crimea invasion
Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind gunships entered the Ukrainian airspace flying at ultra-low level over the sea. A new video taken on Feb. 28, during the opening phase of the Russian…
MiG fighter jets chief designer Rostislav Belyakov dies at 94
Rostislav Belyakov, MiG chief designer, died at the age of 94 last Friday in Moscow. Belyakov became the chief designer back in 1969, succeeding the firm's founder Artyom Mikoyan. When…
“Selfie” of an F-16 pilot while firing a live Air-to-Air Missile
This is the ultimate "selfie": taken from the cockpit of an F-16 launching a Sidewinder missile. Update: here's the video of the flight during which the selfie was taken. Self-portrait…
[Photo] Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker heavily armed for Combat Air Patrol
First image of Su-27 Flanker fighter jet "armed to the teeth" to perform Combat Air Patrol following the Russian invasion of Crimea. An interesting image, showing a fully armed Ukrainian…
[Photo] F-22 Raptor stealth fighter fires AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
You don't happen to see such photos too often. Most of the images you can find online showing a F-22 stealth fighter firing a missile either depict a Raptor prototype…
Third Prototype of China’s Stealth Jet Makes Maiden Flight and Shows Improvements
Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet "2011" has eventually made its maiden flight. A composite image shows how different third prototype is from the the first one. The third prototype of…
