Some interesting photographs of the Air National Guard F-15s at work in Europe
Twelve F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft are currently based at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, for a six-month deployment to Europe. The 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, from Jacksonsville, Florida,…
How the legendary Starfighter was used to train astronauts: the story of the NF-104
The story of how the Starfighter was used to train future astronauts. Being the first operational aircraft able to reach and maintain a speed of more than Mach 2.0, the…
“A-10 will always be better than F-35 in Close Air Support. In all the other missions the JSF wins” F-35 pilot says
...and (quite obviously) the F-22 will always be better in Air-to-Air combat. But, in all the other missions the F-35 wins. It's wrong to compare the F-35 with any other…
Here’s why the MiG-29 could defeat the best western fighters in close air combat, despite its limitations
Conceived to fill the technological gap between Russian and U.S. fighters, the MiG-29 has been one of the last cutting edge fighters produced by the then Soviet Union. The Fulcrum…
Dutch F-16s intercepted U.S. B-52 bombers over Europe. And took some awesome photographs
U.S. Air Force B-52s launched on round-trip missions to the Arctic and North Sea last week were used as simulated targets for Dutch F-16s on Quick Reaction Alert. On Apr.…
Russian next generation stealth fighter to fall victim to the Russian financial crisis?
PAK-FA may suffer significant cuts. Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Yuri Borisov, has recently announced that the PAK-FA programme may be halted or adjusted, due to the dire conditions of…
