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Let’s Talk About The Story Of A German Radar Vendor That Claims To Have Tracked Two F-35s With Passive Radar

September 30, 2019 David Cenciotti 0

A German radar vendor tracked the F-35 jets in 2018 from a pony farm. But it turns out the aircraft were flying with radar reflectors and ADS-B transponder (that could have made the task easier). […]

China’s new stealth fighter flies with open weapon bay

July 3, 2013 David Cenciotti 5

As the following images show, the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon flew the Jul. 2 test sortie with main weapon bay doors opened. This was the first time China’s stealth fighter opened the bay that will […]

China’s new stealth fighter’s missile launch rails prove Beijing can improve U.S. technology

March 26, 2013 David Cenciotti 14

In order to preserve their stealthiness and keep the RCS (Radar Cross Section) as low as possible, radar-evading planes rely on weapons bay: bombs and missiles to be fired are kept inside the bays until […]

How does the F-16 perform against its adversaries in dogfight?

December 10, 2012 Dario Leone 39

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is the western world’s most prolific fighter of the last 40 years. Even if medium and long range air-to-air massiles, such as the AIM-7 Sparrow and the AIM-120 AMRAAM, have […]

U.S. F-16s tasked to destroy enemy radars, missile batteries to get the same radar-absorbing paint job of the F-35

August 30, 2012 David Cenciotti 3

All the U.S. “Wild Weasel” F-16s are being given a new paint job similar to the one of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. It is called “Have Glass 5th generation” as it represents the evolution […]