[Update] Big misunderstanding sparks hijack alert at Amsterdam. F-16 fighter jets scrambled, Special Forces dispatched.
A miscommunication caused alarm across Europe and the Netherlands when the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced that two F-16 fighter jets had been scrambled to intercept and escort a civil…
Photo: Morocco's final three F-16 Block 52 fighter jets in exotic desert color scheme departing from Ft. Worth
The final F-16 Block 52 fighter jets ordered by Morocco were delivered last week when three "Vipers" (nickname of the F-16 within the fighter pilot community) left Lockheed Martin production…
Drone Revolution has just begun: Poland to replace Su-22 Fitter strike fighters with UCAVs (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles)
Poland is planning to replace its fleet of aging Soviet era Sukhoi Su-22M strike aircraft with an unmanned strike aircraft (UCAV) system. According to Poland’s Ministry of Defense, a future…
F-35B Joint Strike Fighter and Edwards Air Force Base in one cool photo
Taken on Aug. 8, during an airstart testing mission, this cool picture shows F-35B test aircraft BF-2 overflying Edwards Air Force Base, California. Edwards AFB is the most famous U.S.…
U.S. Air Force deploying tiny special operations planes to the Middle East
Although it may be a standard deployment that has almost nothing to do with clandestine operations in Syria, Iran, or Yemen, two quite rare M-28 Skytrucks belonging to the Air…
Video: Syrian L-39 combat trainer (probably hit by rebel's anti-aircraft fire) crashes into the ground
Once again brought to my attention by the ACIG.org forum, this video shows a Syrian Arab Air Force L-39 crashing into the ground at the end of a right hand…