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Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, the Next Generation Radar for the F-35 Lightning II
Military Aviation
Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, the Next Generation Radar for the F-35 Lightning II
Video shows Soviet Tu-16 Badger bomber Crashing Into Sea After Buzzing USS Essex Aircraft Carrier
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Video shows Soviet Tu-16 Badger bomber Crashing Into Sea After Buzzing USS Essex Aircraft Carrier
US Navy F-4 pilot tells the story of when his skipper flew straight for China after his compass precessed during a MIGCAP mission over North Vietnam
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
US Naval Aviator recalls when an F-4 pilot had diarrhea aboard his Phantom II over North Vietnam. He continued the mission and when he returned to the carrier, he had to clean his cockpit seat.
‘Being “quiet” is more than not talking.’ US Navy Submarine Officer explains why to submariners “stealth is life”
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
‘Being “quiet” is more than not talking.’ US Navy Submarine Officer explains why to submariners “stealth is life”
The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat that intercepted a Concorde during Operation Desert Shield
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
US Navy F-14 Tomcat RIO tells the story of when he and his pilot intercepted a Concorde during Operation Desert Shield
That time a U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom II Outran an F/A-18 Hornet and Zoomed at 82,125 Feet per Minute
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-4 Pilot tells the story of when his Phantom II Outran an F/A-18 Hornet and Zoomed at 82,125 Feet per Minute
The RAF F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jets that Never Were
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
In late 1970s the British MoD concluded that the F-14 was the only fighter that could meet Britain’s defence needs but RAF never bought the Tomcat. Here’s why.
ANG F-15C pilot explains how he was able to score a gun kill against a TOPGUN student F/A-18F in a Mock Dogfight
Military Aviation
ANG F-15C pilot explains how he was able to score a gun kill against a TOPGUN student F/A-18F in a Mock Dogfight
F-35s with Fewer than 40 Hours of Flying Grounded because of Issue with Tube that Transfers High-Pressure Fuel in the Fighter’s F135 Engine Discovered after F-35B Crash in Texas
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
F-35s with Fewer than 40 Hours of Flying Grounded because of Issue with Tube that Transfers High-Pressure Fuel in the Fighter’s F135 Engine Discovered after F-35B Crash in Texas
Here’s how US Navy F-14As allowed USAF F-15Es to get the most out of their AAQ-28 Litening II pods during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military Aviation
Here’s how US Navy F-14As allowed USAF F-15Es to get the most out of their AAQ-28 Litening II pods during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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US Naval Aviator explains why even though the A-4 was agile enough to serve as adversary aircraft with the US Navy, the Skyhawk was not a great fighter
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
US Naval Aviator explains why even though the A-4 was agile enough to serve as adversary aircraft with the US Navy, the Skyhawk was not a great fighter
F9F Naval Aviator Soviet MiGs
Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Capt. E. Royce Williams, F9F-5 pilot who dogfight alone against 7 Soviet MiGs and shot down 4 of them, was awarded the Navy Cross but Medal of Honor still sought
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr., aka LT.(JG) Marcus "Sundown” Williams who briefly served as Maverick’s RIO in Top Gun, passed away
Military Aviation
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr., aka LT.(JG) Marcus “Sundown” Williams who briefly served as Maverick’s RIO in Top Gun, passed away
Naval Aviator who took part in first F/A-18E combat mission tells the story of Super Hornet’s combat debut
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Naval Aviator who took part in first F/A-18E combat mission tells the story of Super Hornet’s combat debut
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Behind the scenes of Flight of the Intruder movie: when the iconic A-6 flew to Hollywood
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Behind the scenes of Flight of the Intruder movie: when the iconic A-6 flew to Hollywood
US Navy F-14 Pilot explains how he was able to Land his Tomcat Without Canopy after his Backseater erroneously Bailed Out
F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy F-14 Pilot explains how he was able to Land his Tomcat Without Canopy after his Backseater erroneously Bailed Out
The story of the T-2 Buckeye student that stuck his Skipper’s elbows under the canopy
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The US government allowed a T-2 Buckeye trainer to be exported to South Africa to help train Chinese carrier pilots due to false information given by former USMC Harrier pilot, Indictment Says
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