A-10s Arrive in Turkey to Join OIR Fight
A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft landed at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, last week in support of Operation Inherent Resolve …
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Air Force Sets F-35A Pilot Weight Restrictions
The Air Force has set F-35A pilot weight restrictions after ejection seat testing revealed “unacceptable risk of neck injury” …
The Ravens and the Secret Air War in Laos
Two wars were being waged in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and early 1970s. One was the “public war” …
KC-46A Pegasus Deploys Aerial Refueling Systems
The KC-46A Pegasus deployed both its probe and drogue and boom refueling systems last week, extending the drogue refueling …
Book Review – Flights of No Return
There is an old aviation saw about keeping the number of one’s landings equal to the number of takeoffs. …
Avro CF-105: Canada’s ‘Great White Hope’
Today, Canada’s lawmakers and defense leaders procured the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as the future of Ottawa’s fighter force. …
Russian Warplanes Violate Turkish Airspace
Russian air force airstrikes in Syria entered a new and dangerous phase Oct. 3 and 4 when Russian warplanes violated …
India Orders Apaches, Chinooks from Boeing
The Indian Ministry of Defense has finalized an order for nearly 40 new Apache and Chinook helicopters from Boeing, according …
KC-46A Pegasus First Flight | Video
This Boeing video commemorates the first flight of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. The first KC-46A, …
Brilliant Mistakes: The YB-40
We are reminded ceaselessly of how crucial breakthroughs like bronze weapons, longbows, the stirrup, gunpowder, rifles, the airplane, the …