WATCH HOW THIS F-35 ACCELERATES AWAY FROM AN F-16 AS IT IGNITES THE AFTERBURNER

VIDEO – WATCH HOW THIS F-35 ACCELERATES AWAY FROM AN F-16 AS IT IGNITES THE AFTERBURNER

CALIFORNIA – Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) photographer Frank Crebas is giving us an interesting insight on his awesome job in the sky: shooting air-to-air pics of other planes – often fast fighter jets – like in this case a RNLAF F-35A in the skies over California, last January. The video shows us how hard it is for the photographer to keep up with the … Continue reading VIDEO – WATCH HOW THIS F-35 ACCELERATES AWAY FROM AN F-16 AS IT IGNITES THE AFTERBURNER

King Willem Alexander pays visit to Leeuwarden AB

DUTCH KING VISITS FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 AT LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE

LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – King Willem Alexander from The Netherlands paid a visit to Leeuwarden Air Base on Wednesday, together with the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt. The King’s reason for the visit was the brand new and first operational F-35A from the 322nd Squadron and the re-established future – MQ-9 Reaper – 306th Squadron. A “game … Continue reading DUTCH KING VISITS FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 AT LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE

Su-35 Extreme High Alpha Maneuver - Image: © Jerry Taha

VIDEO – RUSSIAN AIR FORCE SU-30 PERFORMING AN EXTREME HIGH ALPHA MANEUVER AT MAKS 2019

ZHUKOVSKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RUSSIA – The 2019 edition of the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon – from August 27 till September 1 – was again one to remember! Awesome demos with great pilots showing their amazing skills in the best fighter jets of the Russian Air Force, like the brand new 5th Gen fighter jet: the high tech and stealthy Sukhoi Su-57, but also … Continue reading VIDEO – RUSSIAN AIR FORCE SU-30 PERFORMING AN EXTREME HIGH ALPHA MANEUVER AT MAKS 2019

Belgian AF F-16BM crashes in France leaving pilot stuck on power line - Photo: © Jim van de Burgt

PILOT STUCK ON POWER LINE AFTER BELGIAN AIR FORCE F-16 CRASHED IN FRANCE

LORIENT, FRANCE – A Belgian Air Force (BAF) F-16BM fighter jet crashed Thursday morning in western France, leaving one pilot caught on a high-voltage power line. The fighter jet was flying from Florennes Air Base in Belgium to Lann Bihoué Naval Air Base in France, when it crashed between the towns of Pluvigner and Landaul at about 20 miles from Lorient in France, the BAF … Continue reading PILOT STUCK ON POWER LINE AFTER BELGIAN AIR FORCE F-16 CRASHED IN FRANCE

Su-57 Full Demo at MAKS 2019

VIDEO – SUKHOI TEST PILOT PUSHES RUSSIA’S SU-57 FIFTH GEN FIGHTER JET TO THE LIMIT AT MAKS 2019

ZHUKOVSKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RUSSIA – The 2019 edition of the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon was again one to remember! Awesome demos with great pilots showing their amazing skills in older 4th Gen fighter jets, but also in the latest 5th Gen fighter jet: the high tech Sukhoi Su-57 with its stealth capabilities like its adversaries from the west, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor … Continue reading VIDEO – SUKHOI TEST PILOT PUSHES RUSSIA’S SU-57 FIFTH GEN FIGHTER JET TO THE LIMIT AT MAKS 2019

The F-35 is combat ready - Image: © Lockheed Martin

VIDEO- THE F-35: MISSION READY, INTEROPERABLE AND COMBAT-PROVEN

BETHESDA, MARYLAND – The U.S. Air Force F-35A, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and U.S. Navy F-35C is combat ready. It’s Lockheed Martin’s mission to keep U.S. men and women in uniform mission ready. Watch this awesome video, Lockheed Martin – manufacturer of the F-35 Lightning II – released earlier this week. The Lockheed Martin F-35 enterprise is built on strong international partnerships. And the F-35 … Continue reading VIDEO- THE F-35: MISSION READY, INTEROPERABLE AND COMBAT-PROVEN

Thunderbirds fly over New York City

THE THUNDERBIRDS AND RED ARROWS FLY OVER THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK CITY – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Royal Air Force Red Arrows conducted a rare flyover today over the Hudson River in New York City, together with the USAF F-35 Demo Team and the USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team. 15 jets trailing red, white and blue smoke and 4 fifth gen jets soared in formation down the Hudson River towards the … Continue reading THE THUNDERBIRDS AND RED ARROWS FLY OVER THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW YORK CITY

USAF F-35

TURKEY IS CONSIDERING RUSSIAN ALTERNATIVE TO F-35

ANKARA – Turkey has shown an interest in Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, as an alternative to the American F-35, the Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak reports. Last month, Turkey was expelled from the F-35 project by America. The purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles by Turkey led to the expulsion from the F-35 program. According to the U.S., purchase by Turkey of both American … Continue reading TURKEY IS CONSIDERING RUSSIAN ALTERNATIVE TO F-35

Spanish F-18 fighter chased away by Russian Su-27

RUSSIAN SU-27 CHASED AWAY SPANISH F-18 FROM RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER’S PLANE

BALTIC SEA – Last week on August 13, a Russian Air Force Su-27 fighter jet – escorting the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu – ‘chased away’ a Spanish Air Force EF-18 with a pretty dangerous maneuver, by banking close towards the EF-18. According to Russian state-run media, the Spanish fighter jet came too close to the government plane. In a statement NATO said that the … Continue reading RUSSIAN SU-27 CHASED AWAY SPANISH F-18 FROM RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER’S PLANE

JASDF Air Force One at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol © JERRY TAHA

THE FORMER JAPANESE ‘AIR FORCE ONE’ IS UP FOR SALE

LOS ANGELES – Anyone who has always dreamed of owning their own luxury Boeing 747; this is your chance to buy one of Japan’s two former government aircraft. It’s for sale now for 28 million dollars (about 25 million euros). A company in California is selling this beautiful Queen of the Skies. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe flew on this Jumbo Jet many times, even … Continue reading THE FORMER JAPANESE ‘AIR FORCE ONE’ IS UP FOR SALE