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C-130 airlifter used to refuel an M1A2 Abrams tank for the first time

Military Aviation

Air Mobility Command Planes Are Now Operating Without Tail Numbers, Most Markings (And Are Alarming Government Watchdogs)

Dario Leone

Boeing, US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters Achieve 5 Million Flight Hours, Equivalent to Flying nonstop for more than 208,333 Days or 570 Years and Nine Months

Aviation History / Helicopters / Military Aviation

Boeing, US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters Achieve 5 Million Flight Hours, Equivalent to Flying nonstop for more than 208,333 Days or 570 Years and Nine Months

Dario Leone

Former US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why although during his era the Hornet was the best airplane on the carrier his fun meter was most pegged flying the A-4 Skyhawk

Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Former US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why although during his era the Hornet was the best airplane on the carrier his fun meter was most pegged flying the A-4 Skyhawk

Dario Leone

Taiwan to get 100 AGM-88B HARM missiles and 200 AIM-120C-8 missiles for its F-16 fleet

Military Aviation / Weapons

Taiwan to get 100 AGM-88B HARM missiles and 200 AIM-120C-8 missiles for its F-16 fleet

Dario Leone

How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19, the Stealth Fighter that Never Was

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Stealth Fighter that Never Was: How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19

Dario Leone

USAF awards Boeing E-7A prototype contract: the Wedgetail will replace the E-3 AWACS

Military Aviation

USAF awards Boeing E-7A prototype contract: the Wedgetail will replace the E-3 AWACS

Dario Leone

Minnesota ANG boosts F-16 capabilities with AN/ASQ-236 AESA radar pod (it complements the recent fielding APG-83 AESA Fire Control Radar)

Military Aviation / Weapons

Minnesota ANG boosts F-16 capabilities with AN/ASQ-236 AESA radar pod (it complements the recent fielding APG-83 AESA Fire Control Radar)

Dario Leone

Russian S-300 and S-400 Air Defense Systems are Unable to Detect Israeli F-35s Flying over Syria

Military Aviation

Former US Navy Operations Specialist explains how the F-35 coupled with the AGM-88E AARGM-ER will be able to effectively counter Russian S-400/S-500 SAMs

Dario Leone

The kills scored by USAF F-15C Eagle pilots against IrAF aircraft after Operation Desert Storm Ceasefire

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The kills scored by USAF F-15C Eagle pilots against IrAF aircraft after Operation Desert Storm Ceasefire

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Here’s why the MiG-25 Foxbat was never as fast as the SR-71 (and why Soviets never developed their own Blackbird)

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why Soviets never developed their own SR-71 and why the MiG-25 Foxbat was never as fast as the Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

Former F-14 pilot tells the story of when he and his wingman pushed their Tomcats to Mach 1.2 at 1,000 feet at night to outrun Libyan SA-5 Gammon SAMs

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

“We reached 18,000 feet in less than thirty seconds!” Tomcat RIO tells the story of when on his third F-14 flight his pilot did a memorable unrestricted climb

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO

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Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘The Handler and his minions hate having the E-2 moving around the flight deck.’ US Navy Hawkeye NFO explains why the E-2 is the first aircraft to be launched from aircraft carriers

Dario Leone

C-130 airlifter used to refuel an M1A2 Abrams tank for the first time

Military Aviation

C-130 airlifter used to refuel an M1A2 Abrams tank for the first time

Dario Leone

Super Hornet has an Edge over Eurofighter in Germany’s Competition to Replace the Tornado

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Bye-Bye Super Hornet! Boeing to cease production of F/A-18 in 2025 unless India buys it

Dario Leone

A-7D Vs A-10: the forgotten fly off where the Warthog proved to be better than the SLUF as close air-support aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

A-7D Vs A-10: the forgotten fly off where the Warthog proved to be better than the SLUF as close air-support aircraft

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Delay and Disrupt Doctrine and strict Rules of Engagements: why US Navy F-14 Tomcats engaged less MiGs than USAF F-15s during Operation Desert Storm

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Delay and Disrupt Doctrine and strict Rules of Engagements: why US Navy F-14 Tomcats engaged less MiGs than USAF F-15s during Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft

Dario Leone

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