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During the Second World War, the German Luftwaffe developed several jet-powered aircraft, beginning with the Me-262, Me-163 Komet, and the He-162. Despite being among the...
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During the Second World War, the German Luftwaffe developed several jet-powered aircraft, beginning with the Me-262, Me-163 Komet, and the He-162. Despite being among the...
The MiG-17 Fresco made its maiden flight on January 14, 1950 – five months before the outbreak of the Korean War – and was...
As the saying goes, “Speed is life.” But then there’s also the saying, “Speed kills.” When it comes to military aviation, both of these...
Meet the Dassault Rafale – One of the most distinctive modern fighter jets, undoubtedly, is the Dassault Rafale. Featuring delta wings, and close-coupled canards,...
Pity the poor MiG-23 “Flogger” jet fighter. Built to replace the older – as in 1955 vintage – MiG-21 Fishbed, and intended to contend...
Conventional wisdom asserts that two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat crews scored the platform’s first ever kill in 1981 when a pair of fighters from...
Like the J-10 Vigorous Dragon warplane, China’s Shenyang J-11 fighter often flies missions over the Taiwan Strait to bully Taipei. At the end of...
“Strike Eagle, Strike Eagle, they call me by name/I bombed the hell outta Goldwater Range…” So begins the song that Dick Jonas—Vietnam War fighter...
The Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) Kfir, or “Lion Cub,” is an all-weather multi-role fighter with an intriguing backstory. During the 1960s, the lynchpin of...
Eurofighter Typhoon – how a former member of the U.S. Air Force evaluates this fighter: In the 1980s, when the dominant players in European aerospace...