US declines sale of F-35s to Thailand and offers F-16 Block70 and F-15EX instead. But the Royal Thai Air Force is considering the purchase of the Saab Gripen E.

US declines sale of F-35s to Thailand and offers F-16 Block70 and F-15EX instead. But the Royal Thai Air Force is considering the purchase of the Saab Gripen E.

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Dario Leone

The Royal Thai Air Force said its proposed procurement of F-35 fighter jets has fallen through due to time constraints.… Read More

Did you know Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot Erich Hartmann did not fire until the enemy was as close as 66 feet? How the most successful fighter ace in aviation history scored Air-to-Air Kills.

To give an idea how dangerous this is, Erich Hartmann would only have barely second to get out of… Read More

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F-15 Eagle Vs F-16 Fighting Falcon Vs F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet: the Aircrews’ Perspective

F-15 Vs F-16 Vs F/A-18: how would these exceptional fighter jets fare one versus the other in dogfight? The… Read More

1 day ago

Final flight for Swiss Mirage IIIDS HB-RDF, the only privately-operated Mirage IIIDS in the world

Besides displaying at airshows Mirage IIIDS HB-RDF was also available for passenger flights for the members of Espace Passion association… Read More

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F-14 Pilot explains how he was able to land his Tomcat aboard USS Eisenhower after the radome came off during and ACM engagement, at speed of 600 knots, at an altitude of 28,000 feet

‘We started an ACM engagement and as soon as I got a little G on the airplane, that [radar dome]… Read More

2 days ago

Here’s why the SR-71 inlets had to be labeled “L” and “R” and why the Blackbird had engine and afterburner fuel control cable pulleys

The SR-71 engineering was so cutting edge that even the tools to build the Blackbird needed to be designed from… Read More

2 days ago

Naval Flight Officer explains why the EA-6B Prowler had “nuclear trefoil nose art”

‘The “trefoil” helped Paddles confirm visually whether it was a Prowler or Intruder in the groove,’ Andy Burns, US Navy… Read More

3 days ago

B-52H drops inert JDAM QuickStrike Extended Range mines from standoff distance of more than 40 miles advancing maritime capabilities in a contested environment

The QS-ER mine marries the concept of a Mk64 underwater mine to that of the GBU-64v1 JDAM Extended Range variant.… Read More

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US Navy A-4 pilot recalls when he had to eject after catastrophic turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into a Fireball while he was flying at 500 knots during a low-level mission

‘I had a catastrophic turbine failure that buzz sawed the back end of my plane and turned the plane into… Read More

4 days ago

USAF to convert F-15C Formal Training Unit at Kingsley Field into third F-35A FTU, drops F-15EX schoolhouse project to replace Oregon National Guard Eagles

The decision to place the F-35A training squadron at Kingsley Field supersedes the previous announcement in 2020 that placed the… Read More

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AirLand Battle, the F-16 Vs the A-10, the Aborted A-16 and the story of why the Viper’s CAS Variant failed to replace the Warthog

Some armament folks said they could match the 30 mm cannon in the A-10 with pod-mounted cannon for the… Read More

5 days ago

Museum of Aviation receives F-117A Nighthawk “Delta Dawn”

On May 19, 2023, C-5M Super Galaxy delivered the retired F-117A Nighthawk from Tonopah, to become part of the… Read More

5 days ago

FB-111 Pilot recalls when flying at Mach 1.2 at 200 feet during Red Flag exercise he blew out the windows and a door of a Winnebago type RV that got lost into a restricted area

‘My crew chief asked if I wanted him to paint a Winnebago sillouette on the fuselage to record my “kill,"’… Read More

6 days ago

Nuclear Submarine Officer recalls when his submarine’s periscope hit small one-man fishing boat knocking the fisherman overboard

‘I’m sure that he’s still telling the story of “something” hitting his boat, knocking him overboard, but then never appearing,’… Read More

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Naval Flight Officer explains why even though the port inboard stabilizer on the E-2 / C-2 doesn’t have movable rudder both aircraft have four stabilizers instead of three

‘The C-2 was based on the E-2, with a mandate to keep as much commonality as possible. Multiple smaller rudders… Read More

1 week ago

After Almost 6-Year-Long Refueling Overhaul Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Leaves Newport News for sea trials

The different maintenance schedule, the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on HII’s workforce and delays in funding the mid-life maintenance… Read More

1 week ago

SR-71 pilot Brian Shul, famous for his ground speed check story, passed away while giving speech about the Blackbird

SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul suddenly died in the night of May 20, 2023 in Reno, Nevada, at age 75,… Read More

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