In the last few months, aircraft enthusiasts spotting military jets operating at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant have taken photographs of at least three Mig-29 Fulcrum fighters (two single seaters and a two seater Mig-29UB) sporting a trendy “pixeled” camouflage. The three aircraft are among the airframes that were dismantled at Belbek airbase, near […]

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC ) has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the US Navy. The system will be used by ship-based commanders to improve the Navy’s intelligence-gathering capabilities. The MQ-8C is an upgraded version of the existing MQ-8B Fire Scout using a larger airframe. It can fly nearly twice […]

The first of the RAF’s A400M Atlas next-generation military transport aircraft has been officially unveiled at its new home at RAF Brize Norton.

PHOTO: Newly Modernized Russian MiG-31BSM #57 RF-95477 #62 RF-92386 #34 RF-95451 #38 RF-95452 naval-flanker.livejournal.com

The Sikorsky S-97 Raider and Defiant SB1 Defiant are the next generation multi-mission helicopters platform. The S-97 RAIDER aircraft’s capabilities will meet both conventional U.S. Army and Special Operations future requirements in a variety of combat roles. Additionally, potential applications for US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corp services are being explored. The […]

PARIS: France’s Dassault Aviation declined comment on Monday on a media report that said France could soon sell at least two dozen Rafale combat jets to Qatar. Europe 1 radio reported France was in “very advanced negotiations” to sell a tranche of at least 24 of the Dassault-built fighters to the Gulf state, which has […]

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s flight to Estonia being escorted by Dutch F16 fighter jet, 20 Nov. 2014. (Photo: NATO)

JASDF F-15J special marking “digital camouflage scheme #62-8864” in Komatsu AB Festival sep. 20th, 2014

The Coast Guard took delivery of the first of 14 former Air National Guard C-27J transports it is slated to receive. The airplane, which formerly served at the Mississippi ANG’s schoolhouse at Key Field in Meridian, was ferried on Nov. 13 from the Air Force’s aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., to CGAS Elizabeth City, […]

The presence of two Il-78M Midas tankers in Egypt fuels theories about past and future Russian Air Force missions across the world. A photo taken at Cairo International airport on Oct. 29 proves the Russian have deployed two Il-78M Midas tankers to Egypt. The reason behind their presence in North Africa is still unclear. There […]