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By Jamie Hunter Aug 3, 2020

Video Of Chinese Fighters Over South China Sea Gives Insight Into Long-Range Missions

Su-30 Flanker crews make a 10-hour round trip training flight from the Chinese mainland to the Spratly Islands.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 31, 2020

Topgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II

First F-35 joins the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center as Fallon training and tactics support steps up a notch.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 30, 2020

The Inside Story Of How The UK Culled Its Entire Harrier Jet Force In Just Two Months

Retired RAF Harrier chief recalls how painful decision-making resulted in the abrupt end of an icon before its time.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 30, 2020

India's First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally Arrived

Eight years after first being selected, the arrival of the Rafales couldn't come soon enough as China and Pakistan weight heavily on Indian minds.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 29, 2020

The F-15 "Japanese Super Interceptor" Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality

Boeing and Mitsubishi move forward with joint plans to implement F-15JSI upgrade to complement Japan’s big new F-35 fleet.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 28, 2020

Full Scope Of Air Force's Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms Revealed

Three firms share in the spoils of the first big round of adversary air support contract awards.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 28, 2020

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

The “Argonauts” have been on the road as the USS Carl Vinson readies for historic deployment.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 27, 2020

Aggressor Mirage F1 Fighters Headed To Holloman And Luke Air Force Bases

Air Force is finally awarding contracts to private aggressor firms for its massive "red air" adversary support initiative.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 24, 2020

Huge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China Threat

Australian, Japanese and U.S. forces combine to demonstrate an impressive show of integrated air and sea power in the tense Pacific.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 23, 2020

F-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical Region

Eielson Air Force Base's huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 23, 2020

Here Are The First Photos Of Egypt’s New Su-35 “Super Flankers”

Sukhoi Su-35s will join Egypt’s impressive fleet of modern warplanes that includes new MiG-29s and Rafales, and it could soon add Eurofighters too.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 22, 2020

Fighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots' Lack Of Actual Flying Experience

Experienced front-line pilots have concerns about fewer hours in the cockpit and placing too much emphasis on simulator time for trainees.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 21, 2020

Fully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose Art

U.S. Air Force F-15 squadrons lead the way when it comes to keeping the tradition alive of painting-up their aircraft while on deployment.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 21, 2020

The Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian Airspace

The clandestine stealth fighter overflight that outraged Austria in the months leading up to a second war with Iraq.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 20, 2020

China's Enhanced J-20B Stealth Fighter May Arrive Soon, Here's What It Could Include

A new version of the Mighty Dragon might already be in production and it could feature new engines, thrust vectoring, and more.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 17, 2020

Eurofighter's New Radar Is Nearly Ready But Royal Air Force Wants An Even Better One

The Eurofighter is finally getting its long-awaited Captor-E AESA radar, but the RAF is going to wait for an enhanced version with special abilities.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 16, 2020

Tom Cruise’s Original “Maverick” Fighter Pilot Helmet From Top Gun Is Up For Auction

The helmet is part of a major auction of famous movie props with the auction house estimating that it will fetch around $50,000.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 15, 2020

Boeing Says India And Israel Are The Focus For Future Advanced F-15 Eagle Sales

With the Air Force contracting Boeing for as many as 200 F-15EXs, additional exports of advanced Eagles could soon follow suit.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 15, 2020

This Rare Cockpit Video Of Chinese Fighter Pilots Dogfighting Offers Unique Insights

The video shows J-10 pilots going at it in air-to-air combat up-close and personal while speaking English and using western brevity codes.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 14, 2020

South Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar Planes

Australia has also signaled that it wants to look for a new platform to replace or at least augment its 737-based E-7 radar jets.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 14, 2020

This Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your Day

VF-31 ‘Tomcatters” F-14D is seen raging through the skies during the final weeks of the type's service in 2006.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 10, 2020

Approval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier Ambitions

Japan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 9, 2020

How The F-35 Triggered Topgun's Biggest Syllabus Revamp In Nearly Four Decades

Not since the introduction of the F/A-18A Hornet in the 1980s has the famed schoolhouse had to adapt to such an advance in air combat capability.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 7, 2020

Sweden’s Saab Launches Gripen Fighter Jet Component Production In Brazil

Brazil is Saab's foreign launch customer for the next generation JAS 39 Gripen fighter and is an integral part of the program overall.