Spanish pilot achieves impressive milestone: 4,000 flying hours on the Northrop Grumman F-5 Freedom Fighter
On Jul. 11, 2013, Lt. Col. Jesus Antonio Caballero, head of the Research Group & Air Forces of the Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire) 23 Wing in Talavera Air…
“Poland’s air defense capability is critically weak” local TV station says. But it’s just misinformation
Polish media outlets seem to be a bit too inaccurate about what is happening in the Polish Air Force. This time, the lack of fact checking deals with the fleet…
[Video] Mig-29K conducts take off and landing practice on new Indian aircraft carrier
As reported earlier, Mig-29K fighter jets are going to operate from INS "Vikramaditya", the carrier once part of the Soviet Navy, purchased by the Indian Navy in 2004. The carrier…
[Photo] Twenty five F-117 Stealth Jets flying together
The Lockheed F-117A, world’s first operational stealth aircraft and one of the most secret planes ever developed, only flew after darkness until its existence was publicly acknowledged in 1988. Then,…
The cool “Splinter” paint scheme was inadvertently invented for U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets
"Splinter" paint schemes have become a distinguishing feature of U.S. Air Force Aggressors and later appeared on Iranian F-14s (under the name of Asian Minor II camouflage). The "splinter" pattern is…
[Video] F-15E Strike Eagles refuel from KC-135 tanker over the Persian Gulf
A flight of F-15E Strike Eagles of the 366th Fighter Wing deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 340th Expeditionary…
