Why, more than 40 years after its creation, is the MiG-29 still referred to as a “sky killer”?
On October 6, 1977, the fourth-generation Soviet fighter MiG-29 Fulcrum successfully made its first flight piloted by test pilot Alexander Fedotov. The idea of creating the MiG-29…
Why the U.S. military was afraid of the Russian fighter, the MiG-21
“Fishbed,” the official NATO codename for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter plane, may not sound terribly intimidating. Indeed, it may bring to mind a seafood platter – I’m…
Why, more than 40 years after its creation, is the MiG-29 still referred to as a “sky killer”?
On October 6, 1977, the fourth-generation Soviet fighter MiG-29 Fulcrum successfully made its first flight piloted by test pilot Alexander Fedotov. The idea of creating the MiG-29…
A Test Flight of a New Army Future Helicopter for 2030
The V-280 can fly at 280 knots with a self-deployable range of 2,100 nautical miles Bell’s V-280 Valor successfully completed its first test flight in December and…
Observe: A C-17 is being used to unload an Apache chopper.
Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron and soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment unload two AH-64 Apache helicopters from a C-17 Globemaster III….
In addition to being swift, the S-67 Blackhawk was also tremendously strong.
The S-67 Blackhawk got turned down time and again, but Sikorsky was undettered. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The S-67 Blackhawk wasn’t just fast, it also…
The MH-53 Pave Low military helicopter was made to save lives.
Those two lines come from a running cadence for the U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumpers (“PJs”), part of the elite USAF Special Tactics Teams (STTs) of Air Force Special Operations…
The B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Power
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is One-Of-A-Kind: In late March 2022, a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber flew from Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, to Australia…
After the introduction of the new B-21, U.S. B-1B Lancer Supersonic Bombers will remain in service as gunships.
The United States Air Force’s only supersonic bomber, the B-1B Lancer, is set to be retired from service by the mid 2030s and be replaced by the…
The USAF Just Got Sacked by Sweden’s Gripen Fighter Jet For Breaking The Law
Of all the aerospace giants, #Sweden #Saab AB is on the most unlikely path. At a time when modern #fighter #aircraft were usually designed by consortiums of…