These aircraft makeup the backbone of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) air defense in Alaska. Taken on May 5, 2020…
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“The Level of Omnipotence of the F-35 is Incomprehensible for a Fourth-Gen Pilot,” Former RCAF Pilot and Now F-35 Test Pilot Says
by Dario LeoneThe video in this post features Billie Flynn, Lockheed Martin Experimental test pilot, explaining some of the key differences between flying…
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USAF F-22 Raptors intercept Russian Tu-95 bombers off the coast of Alaska
by Dario Leone“The Tu-95 bombers were intercepted and monitored by the F-22s until the bombers left the ADIZ along the Aleutian Island chain…
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THE F-15 SATELLITE KILLER AND THE ASM-135A ASAT MISSILE
by Dario LeoneOn Jan. 21, 1984, the first launch of an anti-satellite missile from an F-15 took place over the Pacific Ocean. The…
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HERE’S ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 2018 CF-18 DEMONSTRATION HORNET PAINT SCHEME
by Dario LeoneRCAF selects a theme for each year for its CF-18 air demonstration team and 2018 will feature the 60th Anniversary of…
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BOEING RELEASES STATEMENT SAYING IT “RESPECTS CANADA’S CHOICE TO BUY SECOND-HAND F/A-18 HORNET FIGHTERS FROM THE RAAF”
by Dario LeoneBoeing will continue to look to find productive ways to work with Canada in the future Boeing issued a statement on…
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The exercise provides tactical opportunities to integrate fourth and fifth generational aircraft and F-22s and F-35Bs flying together F-35Bs from VMFA-121…
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U.S. AIR FORCE F-15 EAGLES GO SUPERSONIC OVER WEST PALM BEACH RESIDENTIAL AREA TO INTERCEPT AN UNRESPONSIVE GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT
by Dario LeoneThe intercept required the Air Force F-15s to travel at supersonic speeds On Feb. 17, 2017, a pair of U.S. Air…