Close Air Support Debate: We Go Inside an AC-130 to See if the Gunship is Still Relevant
The AC-130 Spectre Gunship Still Plays a Critical Role in America’s Close Air Support Capability. It is large, slow and vulnerable to air defense systems including increasingly effective man-portable SAMs.…
A Navy Academy Professor Did A Presentation On The Actual Stealthiness Of The (Fictional) MiG-31 Firefox
A Naval Aeronautics professor analyzed the stealthiness the MiG-31, the fictional aircraft of Clint Eastwood's techno-thriller action "Firefox" movie, in a presentation to General Dynamics and NASA. A couple of…
This Photo Shows A C-5A Galaxy After It Performed A Gear Up Landing At Travis AFB in 1983
A belly landing for a giant C-5 Galaxy. The photo in this post was taken by one of our readers, Tyll Parker, at Travis Air Force Base, California, in July…
U.S. F-22 Raptor Allegedly Interfered With Russian Su-25s Over Syria And “Chased Away” By Su-35S, Russian MoD Claims
A close encounter between an F-22, two Su-25s and one Su-35S occurred over Syria some weeks ago. Many things about the incident are yet to be explained though. CENTCOM: "There…
“We Did Barrel Rolls Around Tu-95s At The Request Of The Soviets”: USAF F-4 WSO Explains
Here are some memories from the Weapon Systems Officer who shot the famous photograph of the F-4 flying inverted near a Soviet Tu-95 Bear bomber. Last week we published a…
NATO Special Operations Command: Taliban “Red Unit” Commander Killed in Air Strike. Here’s The Video.
Air Strike Hits Vehicle of Taliban Commander in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The NATO Special Operations Component Command, Afghanistan has announced that the Taliban “Red Unit” (special operations) commander in Helmand…
