The 10 most popular fighter planes in service around the world
Fighter planes are cool. The success of media, like movies and video games depicting them reflect the public’s love of the aircraft type. But which fighter plane is best? More…
Fighter planes are cool. The success of media, like movies and video games depicting them reflect the public’s love of the aircraft type. But which fighter plane is best? More…
On the morning of July 4, 1989, alarm bells blared at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, home of the US Air Force’s 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron.
Within minutes, a pair of armed F-15 Eagles, manned by Capts. J.D. Martin and Bill …
Confirmed kills distinguish accomplished military pilots from the rest of the pack. They are recorded on an aircraft with the enemy’s flag or the outline of the vehicle destroyed. However,…
Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) in southwestern Idaho is a wonderful place to call home! It’s even its name. All jokes aside, this Air Force installation is home to…
Before the development of the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 Eagle ruled the skies. It replaced the vaunted F-111 as the U.S. military’s primary fighter bomber and, for much of its life, it was the fast-moving air superiority fighter, king of all air superi…
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle is one of the most successful and combat-proven modern jet fighters. It has scored over 100 confirmed kills with zero losses in aerial…
The U.S. Air Force has successfully tested a new loadout for the F-15E Strike Eagle that allows the highly capable multirole fighter to carry a whopping 15 JDAMs at once,…
In this edition of The Daily Aviation, we get up close and personal with the F-15 Eagle aircraft, one of the most successful fighter aircrafts in the Air Force. The…