Tag: fifth-generation fighter
The use of 3D printing gives maintainers the ability to acquire replacement parts on short notice without minimum order quantities The use of 3D printing is not new to the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The service in fact has routinely used 3D printing for legacy aircraft requiring parts that may be out...
9th Brigade at Wuhu has received its first two to four J-20 fighter aircraft Exactly eight years and one day after its first flight, the first operational People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF, China Air Force) front line unit, 9th Brigade at Wuhu has received its first two to four J-20 fighter...
More than a dozen F-22 Raptors were left at Tyndall AFB for either mechanical or safety reasons More than a dozen F-22 Raptor stealth fighters were left behind as Hurricane Michael bore down on Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) on Oct. 10, 2018. As reported by Air Force Magazine, in Michael's wake, many of those Raptors are damaged, and some beyond...
“The F-22 is a very formidable opponent,” Royal Norwegian Air Force Major Morten Hanche Two F-22s from the 95th Fighter Squadron flew to Orland Air Base, Norway, Aug. 15, for a one-day exercise with Norwegian F-35s. The two U.S. F-22s are among 13 in Europe for a series of short-term deployments in places such as Greece and Poland, with further training...
"The first contract for 12 Su-57 stealth fighters will be signed soon, and the deliveries under this contract will begin shortly," Alexey Krivoruchko, Russia’s Deputy Defense Ministry As reported by Sputniknews, Russia’s Deputy Defense Ministry Alexey Krivoruchko disclosed during a briefing in Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Jun. 30 that "The first contract for 12 Su-57 stealth fighters will be signed soon, and the deliveries...
A total of 14 F-22s will eventually be deployed to Kadena AB for about a month Taken on May 29, 2018 the following video shows F-22A Raptors, aircrew and support personnel, assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, deploying to Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's theater security package (TSP) program. A total...
"We are flying the F-35 all over the Middle East and have already attacked twice on two different fronts," Maj Gen Amikam Norkin, IAF chief The F-35 stealth fighter has seen its first ever combat action, flying in an operation for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). On May 22, 2018 in fact Maj Gen Amikam Norkin, IAF chief, told heads of 20...
The video is a promotional photo shoot arranged by RNLAF to promote the F-35A Lightning II, the service fifth generation fighter aircraft Taken taken at an undisclosed location in the U.S. in December 2017 by photographer Dafydd Philips, the following cool video is a photo shoot arranged by Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to promote the F-35A Lightning II, the...
The last F-35 was handed over on Dec. 15, 2017. The Royal Navy instead recently took delivery of its 14th F-35B A total of 66 F-35 fifth generation fighters have been delivered to customers in 2017, Lockheed Martin announced on Dec. 18. The last aircraft was handed over on Dec. 15. To date, more than 265 F-35 aircraft have been delivered to...
F-22 # 02-4037 which was badly damaged when it failed to lift off during a touch-and-go at Tyndall AFB on May 31, 2012 will soon be serviceable again next March after a six-year repair job F-22 # 02-4037 which was badly damaged when it failed to lift off during a touch-and-go at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) on May 31,...
