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Mar 16, 2023

Poland will be the first NATO country to supply fighter jets to Ukraine

If a country gets into a war with Russia, they can count on Poland as an ally. Ukraine found this to be true, with Poland being one of, if not…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Mar 16, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Oct 3, 2022

Russia shot down two of its own advanced fighters in two days

As if the Russian invasion of Ukraine didn’t have enough problems on its own, the most devastating losses to the Russian air forces came at the hands of Russia itself….

BYTeam Mighty

Oct 3, 2022

BYShannon Corbeil

Jan 16, 2023

Top 10 fighters that changed aerial warfare forever

It could be argued that the history of aviation spans thousands of years, but in the last generation alone, mankind has developed technology that has allowed humanity to not only take flight, but to accomplish powerful feats of aerodynamic speed, di…

BYShannon Corbeil

Jan 16, 2023

BYSOFREP

Jan 12, 2021

USS Nimitz fighters are stirring in the Gulf

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the North…

BYSOFREP

Jan 12, 2021

BYSandboxx

Jan 12, 2021

Why even F-35 pilots still have to fly ‘by the seat of their pants’

Being able to fly by the seat of your pants is still an important skill for a fighter pilot. Although modern fighters have an incredible array of sensors that feed…

BYSandboxx

Jan 12, 2021

BYSandboxx

Jul 15, 2020

China’s J-20 stealth fighter is gaining on America’s top jets

According to reports released through Chinese media, a modified version of their Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, dubbed the J-20B, has just entered mass production. This new variant of their first fifth-generation fighter will continue to run dated Ru…

BYSandboxx

Jul 15, 2020

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

Air Force stands up new F-35 fighter squadron in Europe

The 308th Fighter Squadron was reactivated in a ceremony at Luke Air Force Base, Nov. 30, 2018. The squadron will house the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s and the Royal Danish Air Force’s F-35A Lightning IIs, in a training partnership. W…

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

BYThe Aviationist

Sep 12, 2019

Watch the IDF destroy Syrian air defense before it fired a shot

“On May 9, 2018, the Quds force, a special force wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, stationed in Syria, shot 20 rockets towards IDF posts in the Golan Heights. The IDF intercepted four of the rockets, preventing casualties and damage. This is…

BYThe Aviationist

Sep 12, 2019

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Dec 28, 2021

These 8 fighters served decades beyond “retirement” as drones

You may think that when a plane is retired by the Air Force, the Department of Defense is simply done with it. The only options from here are being sold second-hand, getting scrapped, becoming a museum installation, or getting lucky and becoming a c…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Dec 28, 2021