Here’s What You Need to Remember: The biggest downside of the Su-57 has been its cost, and Russia has been slow to receive the aircraft. Codenamed the “Felon” by NATO, Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter has the potential to be a dangerous adversary in the sky as it combines stealth and speed with advanced weapons and state-of-the-art sensors. Su-57…

As the world’s first ever fully all-weather attack bomber, the A-6 “Intruder” has a revered history in American military aviation. As the world’s first ever fully all-weather attack bomber, the A-6 “Intruder” has a revered history in American military aviation. Although the airframe may not be as widely recognized as its maker’s F-14 Tomcat, the Northrop Grumman attack bomber…

Operator’s manuals have a boring reputation, but not if they are written for one of the best fighter jets ever developed. Retired Air Force Col. Terry “Stretch” Scott found that out during his time flying the F-22 Raptor, the Air Force’s fifth-generation fighter designed to kick down the door of enemy air defenses. “The flight…

Concorde’s time in the skies may have been fleeting, but it remains an icon of aviation. In tribute to the supersonic plane, here are 40 fascinating facts about Concorde. 1. Concorde’s first successfully completed supersonic flight took place on October 1, 1969. But it wasn’t until January 21, 1976, that the first commercial flights took place.…

U.S. Navy aircrews and recruiters loved it, but its record suggests the Top Gun mount wasn’t all it was cranked up to be. In 1961, when U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara proposed the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark as a Swiss army knife suitable for all three major flying services, that included a Navy version,…

Here’s What You Need to Know: “Every bit of your senses are just maxed out when you’re firing the gun, and at the same time you’re watching it lay waste to what you’ve got the gun cross over.” Ahh, the Warthog: A close air support death machine that looks like the energy drink and dip-fueled…

World War II: It was decided by Allied commanders that a full time strategic bombing campaign would cripple the enemy over time and allow ground troops the advantage they needed to first stop the advancing German Army and then push them back into Germany. This included the practice of daylight bombing raids on German targets.…

We’ve all seen the memes. The A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the Warthog, has become the Internet’s favorite warplane thanks in large part to its signature ‘BRRRT’ sound that it makes when it fires its massive 30mm gun. It’s highly doubtful that the engineers at Fairchild Republic that designed the A-10 could have anticipated…

The US Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets are some of the most capable combat aircraft in the world, holding their own against the likes of the F-35. The Boeing F/A-18 Hornet was one of the most capable military aircraft in the world when it entered service in 1983. However, the Hornet got even better with the introduction of…

> Error establishing a database connection