Buying the F-15EX will save some $3 billion in military construction and support costs versus buying more advanced F-35s, the service…
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Final Dogfight – May 8, 1945: Who scored the last aerial victory of the air war in Europe?
There are numerous reports of American and Soviet aircraft engaged in combat with one another on May 8 and afterwards. With…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Story behind the Photo of the HAVE Blue model that Lockheed placed on a pole to test the RCS of the stealth demonstrator that led to the F-117
Ben Rich was in the radar room with the technician when the technician turned to Rich and said that he wasn’t…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time two RAF Lightning interceptors spooked a herd of Aberdeen Angus while flying at Mach 2+ to test the effects of Concorde flying at Mach 2 over land
Thanks to its unrivalled performance the Lightning was used in the late 60s to carry out proving flights to allay fears…
As Europe’s only SEAD fighter squadron, the 480th FS is assigned 28 F-16 Fighting Falcons to provide expeditionary combat capability in…
The upgrades will introduce state-of-the-art electronic warfare and weapons. An all-new advanced cockpit system, running on the world’s most advanced mission…
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Here’s why the EA-6B Prowler had a “nuclear trefoil nose art”
‘It was a visual aid for the Landing Signal Officers, aka “Paddles,” pilots who are trained to observe and grade landing…
- Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Naval Aviator explains why the Iconic Vigilante is his favorite US Navy Aircraft
‘The “Viggie” was fast as stink – Mach 2 at altitude – and I always felt it was just a beautiful,…
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Naval Aviator explains what would have happened in real life to Maverick after having broken the hard deck and buzzed the tower in full AB on the first day of his Top Gun training
‘You will likely never fly a Navy aircraft again (as we’ve stopped flying rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong for…
- Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former USS Ronald Reagan Yellow Shirt tells the story of when he was nearly killed by an F/A-18 that smashed on the flight deck after having inadvertently caught a wire during a wave-off
‘I thought I was going to be caught in the middle of a flight deck fire that night. It was pretty…
