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…
This is why advanced fighter jets still carry guns
When Maverick told Goose his quarry was too close for missiles, and he was switching to guns, the Navy was still flying the F-14 Tomcat, a twin-engine interceptor whose first flight was in 1970. Today’s newest fighters, the F-22 and F-35 took their…
The official unofficial nicknames of 5 modern military aircraft
The official language of the US military is English. But, to civilians, the military can seem to speak a completely foreign language. I’m not just talking about acronyms either. Words…
Switzerland just bought the F-35 fifth generation fighter
Switzerland is famous for its chocolate, knives, watches and, of course, neutrality. Although Switzerland stays out of foreign conflicts, it does field a world-class military to protect its borders. This…
This badass pilot is the first female F-35 pilot in the Air Guard
In 2019, the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard made history as the first Guard wing to receive the F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter. On September 7,…
5 planes that hope they can survive an F-22 assault
Air forces around the world have to wrestle with one simple but scary fact: Their fighters may have to go against the F-22 and, to maybe a lesser degree, the F-35, both fifth-generation stealth fighters equipped with modern, lethal air-to-air weapon…
The Navy recovered a crashed F-35C from over 12,000 feet underwater
On January 24, 2022, an F-35C Lightning II assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two crashed during routine routine flight operations aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the South China Sea….
Watch the F-35 score its first air-to-air kills
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has been plagued with controversy and growing pains throughout its development and operational fielding. However, the controversial stealth fighter has seen widespread adoption…
These are the jets Iran would use to fight the US
After forty years of sanctions and arms embargoes, Iran’s air force has slowly become an eclectic mishmash of aging platforms sourced through various channels. If war were to break out between Iran and the United States today, U.S. pilots would fin…
This is what an F-35 looks like when it drops a nuclear bomb
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is frequently touted as the most advanced fighter ever to take to the skies, and soon it will be certified to carry nuclear bombs.
Like all fifth generation fighters, the F-35 is a stealth platform…