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Russia's Mi G-35: Built for the Modern Air Battlefield
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (635+ words) Russia's Mi G-35 doesn't chase the mystique of fifth-generation stealth fighters " it delivers a more pragmatic solution." Evolving from the proven Mi G-29 lineage, it combines decades of Soviet and Russian design experience into a flexible, cost-effective multirole platform suited for modern…...
Russia's Su-35 is being framed as scoring the first shootdown of a Ukrainian F-16, and the reporting centers on whether new radar-guided missile capability was the difference-maker in a high-stakes matchup
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (855+ words) We and our partners process data for the following purposes: Cookies, Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development, Precise geolocation data, and identification through device scanning, Store and/or access information on a device…...
Saudi Arabia equips F-15 with IRIS-T first
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (455+ words) Feels like: 20. 2 C20. 2 F | Light rain A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 SA fighter jet has been seen for the first time carrying the European IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile, marking the first publicly observed instance of the missile being integrated on an…...
Japan is replacing manned attack helicopters with drones, and the bigger story is how a shrinking population is rewriting the air combat doctrine
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (418+ words) Japan shifts from attack helicopters to drones, as demographics and technology reshape modern air combat strategy...
Greece Deploys Mirage 2000-5 Fighters Less Than 100km From Turkey: Karpathos Airpower Move Reshapes Aegean Balance and Raises Eastern Mediterranean Tensions
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (124+ words) Greece deploys Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Karpathos Island less than 100km from Turkey, reshaping Aegean airpower balance, Eastern Mediterranean military posture, rapid-response operations, and regional geopolitical tensions....
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker: Russia's Legendary Air Superiority Fighter
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (1672+ words) There are fighter jets" and then there are aircraft that become mythology with wings. The Sukhoi Su-27 belongs squarely in the second category. Even people who couldn't identify a Mi G from a mailbox have probably seen footage of a…...
Stealth F-35 C's Engine Exhaust Hits 3, 600 F " $13, 000, 000, 000 Gerald R. Ford's Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Wasn't Built to Handle That
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (1136+ words) The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cannot safely operate Lockheed Martin F-35 C Lightning II fighters because the aircraft carrier's flight deck was designed before the F-35 C's final heat specifications existed. The Pentagon calls it a "synchronization gap." The United States…...
Sorry, F-22 and F-35: The F-15 EX Eagle II Carries More Bombs Than Any Other U. S. Fighter
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (1839+ words) The US Air Force (USAF) has announced plans to double production orders for the F-15 EX Eagle II, the latest and most modernized derivative of the twin-engine air superiority fighter originally designed in the 1970s. With this order, the F-15 in general has…...
BAE upgrades Link 16 test capability for F-16s
13+ hour, 51+ min ago (444+ words) UK Defence Journal BAE Systems has completed the development and integration of an upgraded Link 16 test capability for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System terminals on U. S. Air Force F-16 aircraft, the company stated. The upgrade centres on a new…...
US Air Force Retires 119 F-15 E Strike Eagles as Pentagon Pivots to Next-Generation Combat Aircraft
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (344+ words) Budget pressures and sixth-generation fighter development force military to downsize iconic Boeing fleet The United States Air Force is decommissioning 119 Boeing F-15 E Strike Eagle fighter jets'more than half of its current operational inventory'as the service branch reallocates defense spending toward…...