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Canada’s Next Top Guns: An Interview with an RCAF Trainee Pilot
The Ready Room

Canada’s Next Top Guns: An Interview with an RCAF Trainee Pilot

The Royal Canadian Air Force is currently in that state of flux many modern militaries find themselves encountering when older … Continue reading Canada’s Next Top Guns: An Interview with an RCAF Trainee Pilot

President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet
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President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet

When it comes to military aviation, US President-Elect Donald Trump is already making waves, and not in a good way … Continue reading President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet

Watch this Russian S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Fail Epically
The Ready Room

Watch this Russian S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Fail Epically

If you’re looking for a highly effective laxative that’s sure to clear your bowels explosively, look no further than the … Continue reading Watch this Russian S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Fail Epically

Boeing’s Super Hornet Production Line Just Got a Major Boost from the US Navy
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Boeing’s Super Hornet Production Line Just Got a Major Boost from the US Navy

The US Navy has been tiring out its F/A-18E/F Super Hornets very quickly; a lot faster than planners and Pentagon … Continue reading Boeing’s Super Hornet Production Line Just Got a Major Boost from the US Navy

President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program
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President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program

In a tweet posted this morning to his personal account, President-Elect of the United States Donald Trump expressed his disdain … Continue reading President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program

Russia Loses it Second Fighter Jet during the Kuznetsov’s First-Ever Combat Cruise
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Russia Loses it Second Fighter Jet during the Kuznetsov’s First-Ever Combat Cruise

Reports surfaced early this morning that a Russian Sukhoi Su-33 was recently lost at sea, probably as early as Saturday … Continue reading Russia Loses it Second Fighter Jet during the Kuznetsov’s First-Ever Combat Cruise

This is Japan’s First F-35A Stealth Fighter
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This is Japan’s First F-35A Stealth Fighter

It’s no secret that Japan has been vying to field 5th generation fighters for the better part of the last 20 … Continue reading This is Japan’s First F-35A Stealth Fighter

Canada Will Buy 18 Super Hornets as a Stopgap Solution for their Aging Fighter Fleet
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Canada Will Buy 18 Super Hornets as a Stopgap Solution for their Aging Fighter Fleet

In a move congruent to what Australia did some years back with the purchase of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, Canada will … Continue reading Canada Will Buy 18 Super Hornets as a Stopgap Solution for their Aging Fighter Fleet

Watch These AH-64 Apaches Fly Through the Streets of Houston for Veterans Day
The Ready Room

Watch These AH-64 Apaches Fly Through the Streets of Houston for Veterans Day

Flyovers and flypasts are pretty common in the United States. You see them before football games, during ceremonies, sometimes funerals … Continue reading Watch These AH-64 Apaches Fly Through the Streets of Houston for Veterans Day

This is Real-Life Footage of a Night Stalker “Snatch ‘n Grab” Mission in Iraq
The Ready Room

This is Real-Life Footage of a Night Stalker “Snatch ‘n Grab” Mission in Iraq

When you think of the words “heliborne” “vehicle” and “takedown”, you’re probably reminded of that scene in Black Hawk Down … Continue reading This is Real-Life Footage of a Night Stalker “Snatch ‘n Grab” Mission in Iraq

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