The story of the first unofficial MiG Kill achieved by an American fighter in the skies over Vietnam
The F-100 Super Sabre flew more individual sorties in Vietnam than any other fighter, but it was never credited with an air-to-air victory. The first officially listed American aerial victory…
Russian MiG-31 intercepts U.S. P-8 patrol aircraft near Russia’s Far East
A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon was intercepted by a MiG-31 near the Kamchatka peninsula. On Apr. 21, a Russian Air Force MiG-31 jet intercepted a U.S. P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol…
Take a look at this unique formation: F-15C, F-15E, F-22 and Typhoon
Raptors and Eagles and Typhoons flying together. A four-ship formation consisting of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron, an F-15 Eagle from the 493rd…
Italian Air Force aircraft take part in “Tende Scaglia” Special Operations exercise
We attended the tactical event that closed "Tende Scaglia 2016" exercise. Taking place from Apr. 4 to 22, "Tende Scaglia 2016" (TS 16) was an exercise organized and managed by…
Here’s why the F-106 Delta Dart was the ultimate bomber interceptor
The F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. The Convair F-106A was a very extensively revised…
U.S. Air Force F-22s deploy to Lithuania (as an RC-135W patrols the Baltic Sea)
Two Raptors have arrived at Siauliai Air Base, in Lithuania. According to the information released by the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, (two) F-22 stealth fighter jets have deployed to Siauliai…
