Unlikely as it is, the main competitor of the F-35 is the Saab Gripen-E. These two fighter types, are as different as they could get, one akin to a bulky people carrier, the other a stripped-down ...

The attack helicopter is costly and complex to operate, yet it is taking a mauling in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's full-scale invasion attempt of Ukraine starting in 2022 has shown both ...

In the first training dogfight sortie, an F-8 pilot would employ the type’s superior instantaneous turning performance to better the F-4, but a mere five engagements later, the F-4 pilots would learn ...

Return of the High-Level Bomber Credit: Northrop Grumman Stephen Liddle looks into the surprisingly long story that led to the first flight of the most advanced heavy bomber the world has ever seen.

The key strand running behind the Tigershark story is the FX program. FX (Fighter eXport) was a result of a decision by the Carter Administration in 1977 that sales of US front-line equipment would be ...

The formidable J-11D Russia’s T-10 family, known in the west as the ‘Flanker’ series, is a heavyweight fighter aircraft range that forms the core of the Chinese air and naval air- forces. China’s ...

A Mustang with a V-1 Doodlebug power unit strapped to each wing. The P-51 Mustang's good looks and hygienically clean aerodynamics were often callously mistreated at the hands of wayward engineers and ...

Aerospace Engineer Joe Wilding examines why the Mustang was so good. “ I want to start with an embarrassing confession. With a lifelong obsession with aircraft and a few decades of experience ...

Fourship ingress to attack an IED factory The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the workhorse of the Royal Air Force's air combat fleet, excelling in both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Starting ...

[1] 79, 52, and 128 to all causes respectively. [2] Malta Sub Dives Sink Conspiracy Theory Wessex/Lynx/Wasp – Joint placing for the only aircraft to sink a submarine post-WW2. Only one submarine has ...

INT would be an attempt to slow the advance by interdicting supply chains, resources or river crossings all of which would be defended and reached by crossing the FEBA. Pre-planned attacks were ...

Enjoying this? Pre-order The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes Volume 2 here With which unit did you serve and on which models of the F-111? “Trained on the F-111D in late 1981. F-111F WSO from 1982-87.