Air force – The Tactical Air Network

Tactical Airlift Ops, Canadian Style: TACAIRNET Flies with 436 Squadron of the RCAF

May 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

It’s just after lunch on a cold, dreary Wednesday in Eastern Ontario, Canada. A pristine lake with mist settled above the waters sits quietly, surrounded by [read more...]

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

January 1, 2017 // 2 Comments

The Royal Canadian Air Force is currently in that state of flux many modern militaries find themselves encountering when older equipment nears the end of their feasible [read more...]

Check Out These Images of Military Aircraft Seeking Refuge from the Fury of Hurricane Matthew

October 10, 2016 // 1 Comment

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 [read more...]

First Civilian Airshow F-35A Heritage Flight.

September 17, 2016 // 3 Comments

The U.S. Air Force F-35A Demo Team flew its first Heritage Flight with a P-51 and F-22 in Cleveland: Here is the report. [read more...]

Chasing the U-2 Dragon Lady

May 24, 2016 // 12 Comments

The Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady was arguably one of Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s finest Cold War innovations. Able to fly at altitudes in excess of 70,000 feet, [read more...]

This is What the Air Force’s New Stealth Bomber Will Look Like

February 26, 2016 // 1 Comment

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James just unveiled the first official rendering of what the US Air Force hopes the Long Range Strike Bomber will look like. Officially [read more...]

Watch Swedish Pilots Put the Phrog Through Its Paces

February 12, 2016 // 5 Comments

Airshows tend to be the stomping grounds of hotshot pilots who can push their aircraft to the very limit and then some. For the most part, these pilots tend to fly [read more...]

America Deployed its Best Fighter to Cover the Pope’s Tour of the Country

September 29, 2015 // 3 Comments

When you have one of the most important dignitaries in the world visiting your country, who also happens to be the beloved head of a church with more than a [read more...]

Redeveloping the F-4 Phantom II into a Mach 3+ Fighter/Spy Plane

June 18, 2015 // 13 Comments

Few aircraft in history have flown to the same level of distinction as McDonnell Douglas’ F-4 Phantom II. It was the jet that ushered in a new age of fighter aviation, [read more...]

“Be quick, be quiet, and be on time.”

February 16, 2015 // 3 Comments

Earlier this week, we shared a picture from Lockheed Martin’s publicity page on our Facebook page. Each and every one of those jets pictured in the digital rendering [read more...]