It’s just after lunch on a cold, dreary Wednesday in Eastern Ontario, Canada. A pristine lake with mist settled above the waters … Continue reading Tactical Airlift Ops, Canadian Style: TACAIRNET Flies with 436 Squadron of the RCAF
Under condition of anonymity, a senior-level official with the Navy has informed TACAIRNET that the service intends on bringing the … Continue reading Navy to Explore Resurrecting the F-14 Tomcat to Replace the F-35
It’s midsummer 1964 and the unthinkable has just happened. Radar picket stations frantically clog up the airwaves with congruently dire … Continue reading Nightwatch: The Air Force’s Doomsday Jet
Remember that scene in Top Gun when Maverick tells Goose that he’ll “hit the brakes” and the instructor pursuing him … Continue reading Harriers Could Gain the Upper Hand in a Dogfight by Literally Stopping Midair
Imagine, as a fighter pilot, being able to see your enemy without them knowing you’re even in the area. Sounds … Continue reading How Combat Tree Made the F-4 Phantom II the Deadliest Fighter Over Vietnam in the 1970s
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
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
By Jan Mack, Melanie Mann, Ethan Garrity and Tom Demerly for TACAIRNET.com One of the most prolific and successful combat … Continue reading Phantom Pharewell.
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
Aerial combat is a more brutal affair than Hollywood could ever show. We go inside a combat demo at Nellis AFB. Continue reading Into The Kill Box
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