Tag: fourth-generation aircraft
Next year Lockheed Martin is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s Taken at Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 20, 2018 the photo in this post shows the delivery of the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year. Noteworthy with the delivery of this aircraft Lockheed Martin...
Buying the F-35 could make sense for Germany given steady declines in the cost of the U.S. jets, and technical challenges with the Eurofighter According to Reuters the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) sent a letter to the U.S. military where the service asks a classified briefing on the capabilities of the Lockheed-Martin F-35 stealth fighter. The Luftwaffe in fact has begun...
Technical specifications were a secondary factor in MiG-35 development, given that Russian Ministry of Defense wants the Fulcrum-Foxtrot as cheaply as possible As we have recently reported, on Jan. 26, 2016 the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (MiG) demonstrated the new MiG-35 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the company, the Fulcrum-Foxtrot is a a 4+++ generation jet fighter that is a...
"They’ve put up as many advanced threats against us. If we didn’t suffer a few losses, it wouldn’t be challenging enough" After eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving to be an invaluable asset during Red Flag 17-01, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) premier air combat exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada. The F-35A is...
Luke’s F-16 drivers are learning how to accomplish missions by complementing their toolset with the numerous, new cutting-edge capabilities of the F-35 A new era has just begun at Luke Air Force Base (AFB): the local 56th Fighter Wing (FW) in fact has started integrated direct support training for the F-16 and F-35A since October.
As reported by Airman 1st Class...
