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 years, marked by constant overtures to the US government [read more...]
Mitsubishi
Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Prototype Takes to the Skies for the First Time
The Mitsubishi X-2, Japan’s first foray into the world of 5th generation fighter aviation, took to the skies for its maiden flight just yesterday, lifting off with the [read more...]
Japan Unveils its Highly-Anticpated Next-Gen Fighter Prototype
The Mitsubishi ATD-X is Japan’s first foray into the world of 5th generation fighter aviation, already dominated by the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning [read more...]
The Comanche Lives on In Spirit With the OH-1
Remember the RAH-66 Comanche, the progeny of a Boeing-Sikorsky joint venture that looked like one part Lamborghini, one part F-117 Nighthawk and two parts awesome? Many of us [read more...]
A Zero and a .45
You may or may not have already read my piece on the unarmed EF-111 Raven that scored a kill on an Iraqi Mirage during the opening hours of the aerial campaign of the [read more...]
Preflight 12/11/2013
New Russian “Light” Fighter in Development According to RIA Novosti, Russia will begin the development of an “advanced lightweight” fighter aircraft [read more...]
“Indian Joe” Bauer
A few years ago, a friend of mine showed me a finished project of his, an extensive compilation of historical resources of Harold William Bauer, a United States Marine and [read more...]
Eagle
Fighter jets can be very beautiful aircraft, their grace and smooth lines often overshadowing their deadly nature. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is definitely no exception [read more...]
