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USAF drops 80% mission capability rate goal after F-22, F-35 and F-16 fail to reach readiness goal
by Dario LeoneThe F-16’s mission capable reached a high of 75% in June 2019, F-22s reached a high of 68% in April 2019…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former Electronic Warfare Officer explains why the F-4G was the best Wild Weasel aircraft USAF Has ever Had
by Dario Leone“In all ways the F-16 Weasels were technically very inferior to the F-4G, although the F-16 as a fighter outperforms Double…
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Video Shows Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft completing world’s first ever fully automatic refuelling contact
by Dario LeoneThis milestone is part of the industrialisation phase of automatic air-to-air refuelling systems ahead of its implementation in the A330 MRTT…
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Flight lead and MH-47 Pilot of Operation Neptune’s Spear was able to evade missile lock from Pakistani F-16 three times
by Dario LeoneRetired CW5 Douglas Englen, who was the flight lead of Operation Neptune’s Spear, was able to defeat and evade the fighter…
- AirshowsLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Shocking Video Shows Pakistani F-16 Crashing in Islamabad during rehearsal for The Pakistan Day Parade
by Dario LeoneA Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot died on Mar. 11, 2020 when his F-16 jet crashed in a wooded area near…
- MiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Here’s why ‘who would win a 1-v-1 air engagement, (Turkish) F-16 or (Syrian) MiG-29?’ is a No Go Question
by Tom CooperCombat aircraft aren’t some kind of medieval knights on a jousting tournament. They’re not even ‘Spitfires vs Bf.109s’ any more. On…
- Military AviationWeapons
Did you know the AIM-9X Air-To-Air Missile is able to strike Moving Ground Targets?
by Dario LeoneRaytheon has adapted the heat-seeking AIM-9X to strike moving targets on the ground or in the water in 2009. The AIM-9X…
- Civil AviationLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Airbus A320 with 172 People Aboard Nearly Shot Down by Syrian Air Defense During Israeli F-16 Strike
by Dario LeoneThe A320 diverted safely to Russia’s nearby Khmeimim military air base. An Airbus A320 airliner carrying 172 passengers was nearly shot…
- AirshowsCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Cool Video Shows Kiwi A-4K Skyhawk fighter bombers performing a plugged-in barrel roll
by Dario LeoneKiwi A-4 Skyhawks were the only aerobatic team in the world to perform plugged-in barrel rolls. Filmed in the early 80’…
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