Sukhoi claims Su-57 has an RCS goal between 0.1 to 1 m^2 (-10 to 1 dBsm). For comparison, the F-117 had an RCS of around -25 dBsm while the F-22…
A first-hand account of F-14 aircrew operations during a critical special ops mission in western Iraq All three Tomcat units in the NAG (VF-154 having arrived with CVW-5, embarked aboard…
Without radar, how does the A-10 Warthog’s CCIP gun/rockets mode calculate range and impact point? A calculation produced by a weapon’s sighting system is known as a Continually Computed Impact…
At least 24 of the 80 Iraqi aircraft that were shot down by IRIAF air defenses between 16 January and 18 February 1983, according to several Western publications, were credited…
The F-18 Hornet was created as the first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft for the US military. It could perform conventional strike tasks like interdiction and close air support without…
The first of a series of Silverjavelin-coded long-distance, high-speed, high-altitude test flights took place on January 27, 1965. In about one hour and forty minutes, article Number 129 flew the…
It’s simple to forget that airplanes had only been there for around 30 years before the beginning of the Second World War. Since the science of airplane design was still…
When alternative resources aren’t available, the ADGR gives VMFA-121 F-35s the option to refuel by C-130 aircraft in remote areas At Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, on April 11,…
The last US service member to leave Afghanistan was Major General Chris Donahue, who is also the commander of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division The photograph in this article…
The Canada 150 logo is painted in red and white on the entire surface of the 2017 Canadian Forces CF-18 Demo Team The CF-18 Demo Team of the Canadian Armed…