RAF “Pinky” Jaguar has been “rebranded” to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 238 Sqn deployment to North Africa
RAF Jaguar receives the letter code group of a WWII Hurricane fighter which took part in an audacious operation against Axis forces. For RAF 238 Squadron, the current custodian of "Pinky"…
B-52 Stratofortress bombers prepare to pound ISIS
The "Buff" may soon start pounding Daesh. The U.S. Air Force is sending the B-52 Stratofortress bomber to drop bombs on ISIS beginning beginning next month. The Buffs (Big Ugly…
Better late than never: Alaskan Raptors are the first F-22s to be armed with the AIM-9X
90th Fighter Squadron is the first F-22 Raptor combat unit equipped with the AIM-9X dogfight missile. On Mar. 1, 2016 the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS) belonging to the 3rd Wing stationed…
Although it’s still struggling with the PAK FA, Russia is already working on 6th and 7th generation fighters
Although its 5th Generation radar-evading fighter jet is still being developed, Russia has already started working on both 6th and 7th Gen. combat planes. Sukhoi design bureau has prepared the…
Kadena’s MC-130J Commando II Special OPS planes conduct the type’s first five-ship formation flight in PACAF
Five MC-130J Commando IIs recently took to the skies for an unprececedented formation flight in Pacific region. On Feb. 17, 2016 the 17th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) of the 353rd…
U.S. Army Special Mission Aircraft (with paint scheme that disguises its real mission) crash lands in Iraq
It's not really a passenger plane.... On Mar. 5, a U.S. Army MC-12W Liberty plane crash landed near Erbil, Iraq. According to the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw, the plane, registered…
