In the News
TACAIRNET brings you current events from around the world of military aviation.
Reports surfaced early this morning that a Russian Sukhoi Su-33 was recently lost at sea, probably as early as Saturday this past weekend, though the actual date hasn’t
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It’s no secret that Japan has been vying to field 5th generation fighters for the better part of the last 20 years, marked by constant overtures to the US government
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In a move congruent to what Australia did some years back with the purchase of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, Canada will buy 18 units of the same aircraft to function as a stopgap
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The Chinese demonstrated the new J-20 at a public airshow for the first time this past weekend in Zhuhai.
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Holy ravioli, it finally happened! Conspiracy theorists have seized upon the fact that the US Navy and Air Force have been painting select batches of fighter jets and trainer
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If you live in Columbus, Ohio, you might be wondering why a flock of F-22 Raptors suddenly appeared at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base out of the blue. Don’t
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According to news outlets local to Sacramento, California, a Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady crashed at around 0905 local time on a hill in the Sutter Buttes, setting off a large
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A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II (STOVL variant) just proved, a few days ago, that it could successfully function as a spotter of sorts for US Navy surface warships that
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The Tactical Air Network’s Alan Kenny was at RAF Lakenheath, England on Thursday to watch the departure of eight F-15D Eagles to Israel. The Eagles arrived on
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On June 2nd of this year, US Marine Captain Jeff “Kooch” Kuss, the Number 6 pilot for the US Navy’s flight demonstration team – the Blue Angels
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