Showing posts with label AIRCRAFT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AIRCRAFT. Show all posts

Friday, November 24, 2017

India Test-Fires Brahmos-A Supersnoic Missile From Sukhoi-30MKI Aircraft.

Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft of Indian Air Force launching Brahmos-A

Indian Air Force on 22nd November successfully carried out the maiden test-firing of air launched variant of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from the Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft, carrying the 2.5 ton missile under the beneath on centerline pylon.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Philippines Air Force Modernization : Likely To Buy Attack Helicopters This Year.

Photo Credits: Airbus Helicopter

Modernisation of Philippines Armed Forces need to be fast-tracked as tensions in South China Sea are rising day by day. Philippines Air Force wants to be combat ready to to serve as the premier force to secure the sovereignty of Philippines territory and interests against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea.

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Story of Defected Soviet MiG-25 Pilot - Who Landed in Japan

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat High Altitude Recce Aircraft. Photo Credits: Wikimedia Commons
One of the most fascinating story occurred during the cold war was the defection of Soviet pilot named Viktor Belenko, who decided to defect and landed in Japan, flying the most powerful and secret jet of Soviets Air Force.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Remote Controlled A-10 Warthog Landing With Both Engines On Fire

Photo Credits: XJet

Remote controlled aircraft are loved by every aviation enthusiasts and some have mastered the designing and making of RC aircraft and regularly comes up with new model flying them up in the skies controlling them from ground.

Sunday, January 08, 2017

Story of American U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down By Soviets.

Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragon Lady (Photo: USAF)
The cold war arch rival United States of America and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) caught themselves in an international diplomatic crisis in May, 1960. When the Union of Soviet Republics (USSR) shot down an American spy agency CIA operated Lockheed Martin U-2 'Dragon Lady' High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft flying in Soviet airspace for reconnaissance missions.

Friday, January 06, 2017

Terrifying Carrier Landing of US Navy E-2C Hawkeye AEWAC Aircraft.

Northrop E-2C Hawkeye AWEAC Aircraft. Photo Credit: US Navy
US Navy last year revealed a horrifying video of incident occurred aboard the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hawkeyes from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 were working on pre-deployment carrier landing qualifications off the coast of Virginia

Monday, January 02, 2017

Typhoon vs Rafale: The Two Eurocanards Explained.

Dassault Rafale & Eurofighter Typhoon. Photo Credits: Wikipedia Commons

Published on January 01, 2016 at 11:00 PM | Author: Justin Bronk (Hushkit)
Europe’s two middle-weight fighter aircraft, the Typhoon and Rafale, have fought tooth and nail for multi-billion Euro sales across the world.

Meteor vs AMRAAM: Two Finest BVRAAM West Has.


Article by Doug Allen Link to article 
European nations have been quick to embrace the MBDA Meteor as their preferred BVRAAM missile. Integration testing is underway for the Eurofighter Typhoon and already completed for the Saab Gripen.  The Rafale is planned to provisions to carry two Meteors by 2018.