Wright-Patterson AFB to get new commander in June
OHIO Dayton: Col. Thomas Sherman will take the top post in June at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Source: USA TODAY, “STATE-BY-STATE | News from across the USA”, April 18, 2018,…
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China’s anti-stealth radar can detect U.S. aircraft in Pacific
April 4 (UPI) — The Chinese military has reportedly reached a ‘significant milestone’ in its development of new radar capable of detecting stealth airplanes. Chinese state tabloid Global Times reported…
China’s J-10 fighter jet may be getting some impressive upgrades to make it more stealthy
China’s Chengdu J-10 multirole fighter jet may be getting an engine upgrade that will increase its maneuverability and make it harder to detect on radar. Defense News reports that a…
Greek-Turkish fighter jets engage in dogfights
Greek and Turkish fighter jets engaged in two dogfights over the Aegean on Thursday, after the Turkish jets violated Greek airspace 16 times in the northeast, central and southeastern Aegean,…
F-16 jet crashes at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas, officials say
An Air Force F-16 jet crashed Wednesday at Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas, defense officials told Fox News. The status of the pilot, or pilots, was not…
UAE banks on Trump to turn F-35 ban upside-down
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter promises to bring advanced operational capabilities to those air forces that operate it, and to allow a previously unknown degree of interoperability and…
Thunderbird pilot killed in crash
The U.S. Air Force is grieving the loss of one of its own after a Thunderbirds training flight went tragically wrong. A Thunderbird pilot crashed during a demonstration at Nellis…
An A-10 pilot In Afghanistan Told Us How The Warthog ‘Scares The Enemy Into Submission’
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot flies over Afghanistan after completing aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker on March 12, 2018.DVIDS I recently had the chance to…
One of America’s Top Allies Has Lots to Say About the F-35
Within days, Australians will get to see the first of the RAAF’s new Joint Strike Fighters—just months after the jet’s noisiest critics told an inquiry it was a ‘jackass of…
F-35: Still No Finish Line in Sight
Jim Roche, then-Secretary of the Air Force, made an announcement on October 26, 2001, that all aviation enthusiasts had been waiting for: a winner had been picked to design and…