Boeing has been announced as the winner of the US Navy's 6-generation fighter, aka FA-XX. This now means that Boeing will produce the USAF F-47 and the Navy's FA-XX, effectively cornering the market for US sixth-gen fighter production. What does this mean for Lockheed...
Australia’s helicopter fleet is undergoing a striking reset—bringing in Apache, Black Hawk, Chinook, and Seahawk platforms that are, in some cases, older than the aircraft they replace. So why make that choice? Greg Furguson breaks down the strategic logic behind the...
Today, the Middle East is once again on the brink of regional war. Tensions between Iran and Israel remain high. For a variety of reasons, the likelihood of a second, larger-scale conflict between the two nations is almost certain, with US involvement likely. What...
Dive into the shadowy world of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the elite Night Stalkers who piloted the high-stakes US raid on Venezuela in Operation Absolute Resolve. From their origins post-Eagle Claw to mastering advanced helicopters like the MH-47G...
Number 12 Squadron RAAF has a long history, from the 6th of February 1939 at Laverton, Victoria, as a general purpose unit with Hawker Demon biplane fighters and Avro Anson maritime reconnaissance aircraft, to fighters, bombers, Chinook helicopters and now P-8A...
In the 1980s, United States Navy airmen make history. In two rare engagements, American crews face off against eastern bloc fighters off the shores of Libya. Flying the F-14, these engagements helped define aerial combat as it entered the modern era, and – coinciding with the popularity of Top Gun – help to turn the Tomcat into the unrivalled icon of 1980s air power.
The HAL AMCA is India's indigenous twin-engine, fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to achieve air supremacy with advanced features like internal weapons bays, supercruise capability, diverterless supersonic intakes,...
Turkey's TF Kaan, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, is an indigenous twin-engine fifth-generation stealth fighter designed to replace the F-16 fleet with advanced features like internal weapons bays, supercruise capability, AESA radar, and low radar...
Top fighter squadrons of WWII, including Luftwaffe's JG 52 with over 10,000 kills and aces like Erich Hartmann (352 victories), dominated skies using Bf 109s on the Eastern Front. Allied standouts like RAF No. 303 Squadron (204 kills in Battle of Britain) and US Navy...