Air

How A 2013 F-22–F-4 Encounter Exposed Iran’s Air Power Vulnerability As US Masses Forces In Middle East

As the United States assembles some of its most advanced fighter jets, airborne early warning aircraft, aerial refueling tankers, and…

6 months ago

US Navy Launches Hunt for Hybrid ‘AWACS Killer’ Missile Capable of Striking Targets in Air and Ground

The U.S. Navy has begun exploring options for a new long-range anti-radiation missile that would not only home in on…

6 months ago

India Demonstrates Highway-Based Fighter and Heavy Transport Operations, Elevating Highway Landing Strips Backbone of Dispersed Air Warfare

In a significant demonstration of India’s growing strategic resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated a Highway Landing Strip (HLS)…

6 months ago

CH-47 Chinook Faces an Uncertain Future Bell’s V-280 Valor Redefines Long-Range Air Assault and Indo-Pacific Operations

The United States Army has embarked on the most sweeping transformation of its aviation fleet in decades, yet one of…

6 months ago

US Air Force Explores ‘Kinetic’ Shield to Protect Tankers From Advanced Anti-Air Missile Threats

The U.S. Air Force is intensifying efforts to protect its most vulnerable yet indispensable aircraft — aerial refueling tankers and…

6 months ago

How Can Fighter Jets Evade Radar in Age of Look-Down Sensors, AESA Radars, and Networked Air Defenses?

For much of aviation history, the main way for military aircraft to avoid radar detection was brutally simple: stay out…

6 months ago

US Navy’s AIM-174B Emerges as Counter to China’s PL-15 and PL-17 in Expanding US–China Long-Range Air Battle Over Indo-Pacific

The United States Navy’s public unveiling of the AIM-174B ultra–beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024…

7 months ago

Israeli air strikes kill at least 27 Palestinians in Gaza, rescue officials say

Israel's military confirmed the strikes, which come during a ceasefire that Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaking. Source…

7 months ago

Taiwan Air Force Conducts F-16 jets Resupply Drill to Showcase Rapid Combat Readiness Amid Chinese Air Incursions

Taiwan’s air force showcased its ability to rapidly resupply and return its most advanced F-16 fighter jets to the skies…

7 months ago

Trump’s F-47 Meets US Air Power Ambitions, China Challenges Narrative, Boeing’s Credibility, and Claims Technological Upper Hand in Sixth-Generation Aircraft

US President Donald Trump set the ball rolling on America’s ambitious Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program—now branded the F-47—with sweeping…

7 months ago