Air Force to Purchase New Head-up Display (HUD) for the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

Air Force to Purchase New Head-up Display (HUD) for the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

The Air Force has selected BAE Systems to replace the head-up display (HUD) on the F-22 Raptor with an all digital version that offers significant advantages over the current HUD. BAE Systems produces the current F-22 HUD as well as for many other aircraft including the F-16 Falcon jet fighter. BAE Systems will use its […]

Watch: Air Force Practices for President Trump’s Inauguration Flyover

Watch: Air Force Practices for President Trump’s Inauguration Flyover

The Air Force has been practicing for the Presidential Inauguration. Four Air Force jets, representing multiple generations of fighters rehearsed the fly over at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. One F-15 Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw AFB, South Carolina, an F-22 Raptor from JB Langley-Eustis, […]

Start Your 2017 With a Bang! Some F-22 Raptor Mania!

Start Your 2017 With a Bang! Some F-22 Raptor Mania!

What better way to start 2017 than by watching the amazing F-22 Raptor in action? The F-22 is a marvel of American engineering. Help us answer these questions: Is this the greatest fighter jet ever made? Can the F-35 compete with an F-22 in a dogfight? Did the US make a mistake by stopping production […]

Watch: F-35 Air Force Pilot Compares the Lightning II vs F-16, F-22 and A-10

Watch: F-35 Air Force Pilot Compares the Lightning II vs F-16, F-22 and A-10

The hot topic in military aviation is the F-35 and how it compares to other jets like the F-16, F-22, A-10 and more. Can the F-35 beat an F-16 in a dogfight? Can it perform close air support missions like an A-10? Will a single engine jet work for the Navy flying off aircraft carriers […]

US Air Force May Deploy F-35’s to Europe Next Summer

US Air Force May Deploy F-35’s to Europe Next Summer

In a show of US force and capability, it is reported that the Pentagon is considering deploying F-35’s to Europe next year. If this actually happens it would be the first operation overseas deployment of the aircraft. Last year the Air Force sent a deployment of F-22’s to Romania. “Now that the F-35 has been […]

F-22s to be stationed in Australia amid South China Sea unrest

F-22s to be stationed in Australia amid South China Sea unrest

In 2017, the United States will begin moving F-22s to northern Australia in an overt show of force to all of Asia. Amid rising tensions in the South China Sea over control of the Spratly Islands, the F-22 presence in the region is a bold statement. Additionally, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of the US Pacific […]

The J-20: China’s counterfeit-fighter that could still mean trouble

The J-20: China’s counterfeit-fighter that could still mean trouble

What we know for sure about the new Chinese J-20 stealth fighter jet is subject to some debate.  We know that, according to claims within the Chinese government, that it was designed to compete directly with the latest in American fighter jet technology: the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  Outwardly, its appearance resembles […]

China Claims Its New Anti-Stealth Radars Can Detect the F-22

China Claims Its New Anti-Stealth Radars Can Detect the F-22

China showed off what it claims is an anti-stealth radar system at this month’s Zhuhai Air Show. If true, the radar threatens to undo hundreds of billions in U.S. spending on stealth warplanes. China showed off two anti-stealth radars at Zhuhai. The first, the JY-27A 3-D long-range surveillance/guidance radar, is a Very High Frequency (VHF) […]

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet Debuts at Air Show

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet Debuts at Air Show

China has showcased its long-awaited J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time. Two of the radar-evading jets performed a 60-second flypast at the Zhuhai air show in Guangdong province – the country’s biggest meeting of plane makers and buyers. Previously the jets had only been seen by bloggers. The fighters are being seen […]

Analysis: Chengdu J-20, The Chinese Raptor?

Analysis: Chengdu J-20, The Chinese Raptor?

Nate “Buster” Jaros says China will have a fifth generation fighter, and its development of the J-20 (amongst other fifth gen platforms) is significant. If you haven’t been paying much attention to the jet fighter news lately, you may have missed something big. In fact, it doesn’t get a lot of press and over the past couple […]