These features put the F-35 head and shoulders above its fighter jet counterparts. Developed from the Lockheed Martin X-35, the F-35 fighter is probably the most sensational military jet of the 21st century. In 2006, the production of the F-35 began with Lockheed Martin being the contractor and manufacturer. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems were both contracted…

At Mach 1.6 (1,200mph) – 1.6 times the speed of sound – the Lightning II can operate as a long-range, supersonic fighter, even with a full complement of internal weapons and fuel. How Fast Can the F-35 Fly? The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is one of the most capable combat aircraft in service today. It…

The Mikoyan MiG-35 Fulcrum-F is set to enter testing in 2017 with deliveries to the Russian Aerospace Forces starting in 2018. Flight tests for the new advanced Fulcrum derivative—which were originally scheduled for this summer—have been pushed back due to production delays. “Development work under contract with the Ministry of Defense on the MiG-35 is currently ongoing,”…

Despite some arguments to the contrary, it seems the Navy may have been well-advised to retire the F-14 and clear the way more fully to where things are now with F-22s and F-35s controlling drones and 6th-generation aircraft already in the air. Maverick and Goose made the F-14 Tomcat famous as a cultural emblem of US military air power, yet…

The Jaguar was retired by France in July 2005, Britain in April 2007, and Oman in 2014. However, 118 remain in service with the Indian Air Force and with a particularly morbid mission in mind. In Mother Nature, the jaguar is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world. In the…

The Air Force has been clear about its plans to retire the F-22 Raptor in the 2030s. The Air Force has been clear about its plans to retire the F-22 Raptor in the 2030s, seemingly drawing a parallel between it and another legendary air-to-air fighter that flew into the sunset sooner than many had hoped…

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—which is built in three versions—recently completed its developmental test phase and is operational with the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy will soon join the ranks of JSF operators with the F-35C carrier variant, which is scheduled to become operational later this year or early…

“The Army goal is to allow the helicopter, which was first produced in the early 1960s, to serve all the way into the 2060s” The Army plans to fly its Vietnam-era workhorse CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter for 100 years by continuously upgrading the platform through a series of ongoing technological adjustments designed to improve lift, weight, avionics…

You may like warbirds or not, but this video is awesome. The Vought F4U Corsair is probably one of the most famous American fighter planes ever. More than 12,500 examples of this aircraft were manufactured by Vought beginning in 1940, with final delivery of 1953, in what is known as the longest production run of any piston-engined…

Perhaps the Pentagon did retire the F-14 much too soon, compromising potential upgrades and enhanced air-to-air decision-making and combat superiority. Nearly everyone knows Maverick, Goose, and the thrill of Top Gun dogfighting, and most people know the F-14 Tomcat is a two-seater air-combat platform. And yet what is lesser known is that the aircraft hit nearly unprecedented…