Episode five of China Central Television’s (CCTV) Memories of the Military Industry focus on the Shenyang J-11B. One of the most difficult process in creating an indigenous copy of the Sukhoi fighter was actually the windshield. The program was nearly delayed as China could not produce a windshield of sufficient quality.
She will be getting her wings of gold this Friday.
Boeing has announced that it had signed a Direct Commercial Sale agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to upgrade Japan’s F-15J to the F-15JSI. Graphic: Boeing The rendering by Boeing shows the jet carrying a JASSM or LRASM cruise missile on station 5 on the centerline. The aircraft is believed to be armed with the […]
The Philippine Air Force will now have to wait till October to take delivery of a C-130 after the United States informed Manila that it is not possible to fly the aircraft over to Philippines this month due to COVID-18. Another C-130 secheduled to be delivered at the end of the year will only be […]
On April Fools’ Day in 2003, a F-14A crew from VF-154 was forced to eject over Iraq after the jet’s engines ceased in mid-air due to fuel starvation. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Calvert T. Frantom. / Public domain Forced to eject, they radioed for help but they were not aware at […]