F-16’s automatic ground collision avoidance system: details, strengths and limitations
Ground Collision Avoidance Technology (GCAT) On a recent flight in a Block 40 F-16 with our squadron's weapons officer I was introduced to the new pilot-activated recovery system (PARS). Starting…
This may be the shape of the future U.S. top secret stealth bomber
A new Northrop Grumman ad teases new stealth bomber. And it may be a manned one. Two aerospace giants are competing to build Pentagon's next stealth bomber, designated LRS-B (…
Italian Typhoon jets have intercepted a Russian Air Force Il-78 tanker over the Baltic Sea
The Italian Eurofighter Typhoon interceptors have had their first close encounter with a Russian jet since taking over the lead nation role within NATO Baltic Air Patrol. On Jan. 30,…
Amazing shots of a frozen F-35 Lightning II jet during all-weather climatic testing
An F-35 Lightning II has endured extreme weather temperatures to certify the capability of the Joint Strike Fighter to deploy to any place of the world. An F-35B, a STOVL…
Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by Mig-31 interceptors skirt UK, get intercepted multiple times
Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers performed a 19-hour mission over the Atlantic Ocean. They were intercepted multiple times along the way. On Jan. 29, two Russian Air Force Tu-95 strategic…
Boeing 747-8 selected as next Air Force One platform. And here’s how it will probably look like.
U.S. Air Force has identified the Boeing 747-8 platform for next Air Force One A "fully missionized" platform based on the 747-8, the latest and largest version of the iconic…
