In 1997, at age 74, Yeager commemorated the 50th anniversary of his milestone flight in the X-1, by flying in an…
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Boeing Secures More Than $800M in Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA aircraft Training and Support Contracts
by Dario LeoneBoeing will deliver 36 F-15QA aircraft to Qatar starting in 2021. Boeing on Nov. 10, 2020 acknowledged three foreign military sales…
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US Air Force Col. Geoffrey Jensen, the 173rd Operations Group commander, reached the 3,000th hour behind the stick in the F-15…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Of Floggers and Foxbats: the story of Syrian MiG-23s and MiG-25s, the fighter jets that were never able to match Israeli F-15s
by Dario LeoneThe Soviet agreement to export MiG-23MFs and MiG-25PDs to Syria was a major break-through: it was the time ever that the…
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Military Aviation
Captain Marvel Movie pays tribute to Fallen Thunderbird, Air Force Heritage, and Aviation History
by Dario LeoneOne airman whom Captain Marvel crew met at Nellis in 2018 was Thunderbirds pilot Maj. Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno, the team’s…
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The USAF will still be getting 48 A models, therefore the cut is either the B or the C variant. The…
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Japan intends to purchase 100 more F-35s to replace its aging F-15s
by Dario LeoneCurrently Japan deploys about 200 F-15s, roughly half of which cannot be upgraded The Nikkei says Japan’s government intends to buy…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M crashes during training flight. The Pilot ejected safely
by Dario LeoneAn Egyptian Air Force spokesperson claimed that a technical malfunction of aircraft control system caused the incident As told by Sputnik…
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Unlike the other frontline fighters of the past, the Israelis seemed unable to obtain a MiG-29 through clandestine measures. But, with…
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Boeing expected to block IAI’s bid to convert 767 into aerial tankers
by Dario LeoneIAI has secured deals to sell its 767 tanker to Brazil and Colombia and is a threat to Boeing as it…
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