Top 5 Fighter Planes Under development

1 – F-35 Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine stealth multirole fighters. After entering service it would be considered as the  most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, performing ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions.

The F-35 Lightning II, also known as the …




Sukhoi

Sukhoi , the major Russian Aircraft manufacturer known for its combat aircrafts was founded by Pavel Sukhoi in 1939 and it was called, The Sukhoi Design Bureau.

Presently  it is known as Sukhoi Corporation and its company headquarters is located in Moscow , Russia. The Sukhoi Corporation has a strong market hold …




Final Harrier jet launch from HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal, the United Kingdom’s Flagship, facilitated the last ever launch of the iconic Harrier GR9 aircraft from her decks at 0900 on 24 November 2010, approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Newcastle.

Joint Force Harrier, based at RAF Cottesmore, will decommission as part of the Strategic Defence and …




UK Government underlines strong support for the Eurofighter Typhoon Campaign in India

UK’s Secretary of State for Defence Dr. Liam Fox visited the Eurofighter Typhoon Office in New Delhi today and met high-level company officials. Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Cassidian Air Systems and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eurofighter GmbH, briefed Dr. Liam Fox on the current status …




Missing F-22 pilot update

Air Force officials here announced that search and rescue teams have found conclusive evidence the pilot of the F-22 Raptor missing since the night of Nov. 16 did not survive the crash.

Capt. Jeffrey Haney, assigned to the 3rd Wing’s 525th Fighter Squadron, has been missing since the crash, however, a thorough …




Missing F-22 pilot identified

The pilot of the F-22 aircraft that crashed Tuesday night has been identified as Capt. Jeffrey Haney, assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron. Capt. Haney’s current status is missing.

The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time Tuesday, while on a nighttime …




Boeing Opens New P-8 production facility in Seattle

Boeing on 11th November celebrated the opening of a new P-8 aircraft production facility near Boeing Field in Seattle. The refurbished factory gives Boeing and its P-8 teammates the space they need to install mission systems and conduct tests on aircraft for current and future customers.

“The new factory is a great …




First Navy F-35 Arrives At Pax River

The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, the U.S. Navy’s first stealth fighter, arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:37 p.m. The aircraft, piloted by David “Doc” Nelson, departed NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 11:31 a.m. (Eastern) …




Squadron tests newest F-22s, live-firing of missiles

F-22s Raptor crews from the 90th Fighter Squadron here deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, to participate in exercise Combat Archer, the air-to-air evaluation portion of the Air Force’s Weapons Systems Evaluation Program.

90th FS members are training and being evaluated with the maintainers of the 90th Aircraft Maintenance …




Upgraded Boeing F-15Cs Arrive at US Air forces Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force officials at Kadena Air Base celebrated the arrival of four F-15Cs upgraded with the APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on Oct. 21. The newly arrived F-15Cs will join the APG-63(V)1 and (V)2 aircraft already in the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons to …




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