The Eurofighter Typhoon is arguably the hottest (and costliest) aircraft to come out of Europe over the past 25 years … Continue reading Watch This Eurofighter Typhoon Accelerate Like The Beast It Is
Few aircraft in history have flown to the same level of distinction as McDonnell Douglas’ F-4 Phantom II. It was … Continue reading Redeveloping the F-4 Phantom II into a Mach 3+ Fighter/Spy Plane
If you’ve got $18,500 USD to spare and a valid passport, you might as well give MiGFlug a call to … Continue reading MiGFlug Can Take You to the Edge of Space for a Fairly Reasonable Price
By Tom Demerly for ALERT 5. When a manned aircraft approaches the speed of the sound it is thought to … Continue reading 68 Years Ago Today: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier.
F-35 Gets a New Tailhook USNI reports that the controversial F-35C (carrier variant) will receive a newer functional tailhook soon, … Continue reading Preflight 12/13/2013
New Russian “Light” Fighter in Development According to RIA Novosti, Russia will begin the development of an “advanced lightweight” fighter … Continue reading Preflight 12/11/2013
Elbit Systems to Provide Hardware for Gripens According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Elbit Systems has disclosed that they will be the … Continue reading Preflight 12/8/2013
The cockpits of fighter aircraft have come a very long way since the early days of canvas and wood biplanes. Originally, … Continue reading Cockpit of the Future
Rewind to the early hours of January 17th, 1991, in dark Middle Eastern skies. You’re flying in a two-seater General Dynamics … Continue reading The EF-111 Raven Managed to Take Down an Iraqi Mirage… Without Ever Firing a Shot
Few fighter aircraft have had the distinction of remaining in military service for more than 40 years. Their longevity is … Continue reading Lance
The Tactical Air Network 