Month: September 2023

F-15EX Launches Three JASSMs In A Single Sortie, Completes Integrated Test & Evaluation Phase 1

[ad_1] Both F-15EX Eagle II aircraft attached to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53d Wing, and 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, return from a test mission over the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 2, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell) The Eagle II validated the use of standoff air-to-air …

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Kinzhal Hypersonic Aero-Ballistic Missile Used By Russian Su-34 In Ukraine For The First Time

[ad_1] File photo of an Su-34 (Image credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin/Wiki) Until now, only MiG-31K aircraft were known to have employed the Kinzhal missile in combat. A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 Fullback bomber used the Kinzhal missile against an unknown target in Ukraine, TASS news agency reported on Sept. 4, 2023. “The Su-34 fighter jet …

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Satellite Imagery Shows Russian Tu-95 Bomber Covered With Car Tires

[ad_1] Satellite imagery shows a Tu-95 at Engels-2 airbase covered with tires (Image edited from the satellite image posted by @Tatarigami_UA embedded in the article) Satellite images show that Tu-95 Bear bombers at Engels-2 Air Base have their wings covered with car tires. Something interesting is emerging from the analysis of satellite imagery of Engels-2 …

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Iran’s Air Force Receives First Russian Yak-130 Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft

[ad_1] One of the two Yak-130 delivered to the IRIAF (Tasnim News) Two Yak-130 combat trainers are currently in Iran’s 8th Tactical Air Force Base near Isfahan. Images of the first Yak-130 Mitten aircraft for the IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) were released on Tasnim News Agency, a pro-regime outlet with close ties …

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Russian Pilots Less Aggressive Toward US Drones Over Syria Following The Arrival of F-35s

[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 421th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis down the flightline after landing at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 15, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III) With the arrival of the F-35 stealth fighters, the …

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