China: does it need to copy the RQ-170 "Beast of Kandahar" captured in Iran?
As has been widely reported it is no secret that China is trying to acquire stealth technology for use in their indigenous aircraft program. It was only last year that…
F-35: flying on phased out fuel or programmed by a videogame freak?
Soon after publishing the article about the "F-35 from the Cockpit" I've received some emails and comments about an interesting thing readers have noticed in one of the webminar slides used to…
London Olympics security: Major Exercise takes place in the skies of the UK
On Jan. 18 reports started filtering in from local newspapers in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, UK, of aircraft flying in circles over their locations and urged visitors to their website to…
Photo: Hornet catching the wires. On the Arctic Circle
Published by Lt. Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, commander of the Finnish Air Force, on his Twitter timeline few days ago, the following picture (by Harri Koskinen) shows a F-18D Hornet routine…
F-35B Finally on track?
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visited NAS Patuxent River on Jan. 20 and announced the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been…
Separated and on the ground behind the enemy lines in Libya: Strike Eagle crew recount their lucky escape
The two crew members from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath UK have recently told CNN’s Barbara Starr of the night they found themselves separated and on the ground…