Mishaps and malfunctions happen during military training exercises. Sometimes, these events lead to military aircraft making emergency landings at civilian airports and giving travelers something to look at. However, in…
The F-11F Tiger was a supersonic fighter designed for the Navy, first produced in 1954 and first tried on a carrier in 1956. At the time, supersonic flight was not…
The night sky is an inky black and the soldiers on the ground barely give it a passing glance. Their radar scopes are clear; no enemies inbound. The first sign that they receive of the American strike is the bombs falling on key strategic targets. P…
Requirements officers at the Pentagon and defense companies like to tout the “beyond visual range” capabilities of modern aircraft. On paper, these days a pilot could earn ace status and never see his or her opponents.
However, air wars…
The Northrop T-38 Talon entered service with the US Air Force as a jet trainer in 1961. It’s famous for being the world’s first supersonic trainer and is still the…
It doesn’t matter if you’re on a speeding boat, jumping off a building, or zooming through the air on a fighter; Gyro-stabilized Systems (GSS) makes some of the best gear for acti…
These days, when the United States wants to deploy fighters to an operating theater, the logistics are actually very simple. The fighters take off, they refuel in midair, and then they land at an operating base. They may make some overnight stops, b…
Russian aircraft company Mikoyan, famous for producing MiGs used as target practice in 80s movies, is producing a new future fighter for the Russian military. The company claims its new…
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…
Although the Ghost of Kyiv and his Russian-killing MiG-29 Fulcrum remain an unconfirmed battlefield story, Ukraine’s famed Grey Wolf was very much real. Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko was a Ukrainian Su-27…