A campaign is ongoing to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a former U.S. Navy F9F-5 Panther pilot who defended his aircraft carrier from an attack by seven Soviet MiG-15s on Nov. 18, 1952. Retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams had taken off from aircraft carrier USS Oriskany with three other Panthers, two had […]

The press office of the Tupolev Aircraft Company confirm to TASS that the second Tu-22M3M prototype has undergone supersonic flight testing. The milestone occurred during the fourth flight. TASS separately reports that assembly of the PAK DA stealth bomber has also started. An anonymous source says the plane will be ready next year. For more […]

A U.S. Navy P-8A flying in the Eastern Mediterranean on May 26 was intercepted by two Russian Su-35 fighters. The intercept was deemed unsafe by the Americans as the two fighters were flying close underneath the wings of the maritime patrol aircraft. For more information, hit the Source below Source

BERLIN — What should the future common European fighter plane look like, what should it be able to do and how should the different systems be networked?

These are essential questions for the further development of the Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) and the national Future Combat Air Syst…

Russia recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors, or PMCs, operating on the ground there, U.S. Africa Command officials said.

Russian military aircraft are likely to provide close air support and offensive fires for the Wa…