American Attack Aircraft, Part 3: The First Production Variants
As mentioned in the previous part, in 1925 the leadership of the U.S. Army Air Service concluded that large, armored ...
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Classified U.S. Aircraft RAT55 Spotted at Area 51
A photographer captured rare footage of one of the U.S. military’s most secretive aircraft, a Boeing 737 better known by ...
First American Attack Aircrafts, Part 2: Alternative Projects of the Early 1920s
The GA-1 and GA-2 aircraft, discussed in the first part of this series, were not the only early American attempts ...
Chinese Fighter Jet Performs Risky Maneuver Near Philippine Coast Guard Aircraft
A fighter jet from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force conducted risky maneuvers in close proximity to a Philippine ...
Weapons of Ukraine’s Victory: AASM/HAMMER Precision-Guided Bombs
Almost every week, reports emerge of successful use by Ukrainian aviation of French-made precision-guided bombs (PGBs), known as AASM or ...
Russian MiG-29 With “Interceptor Drone” Sparks Wave of Online Mockery
Strange footage has surfaced on Russian social media showing attempts to attach a so-called interceptor drone to a MiG-29 fighter ...
B-2 Spirit Creates ‘Smile’ Pattern of Craters After Dropping 80 JDAM Bombs
About twenty years ago, a B-2 bomber left a smiling face made of bomb craters on the runway of a ...
The First American Attack Aircrafts: Development Path, Part 1
I’m willing to bet that many of my readers are fans of one of the iconic American combat aircraft – the A-10 ...
Northrop Grumman Unveils Concept for Next-Generation F/A-XX Fighter
Northrop Grumman has released official concept art of its next-generation F/A-XX fighter on its website. The aircraft is intended to ...