F-15E Strike Eagle becomes the best fighter jet ever

Even as a young lad, I was a war buff. There was my favorite video game and flight simulator F-15E Strike Eagle in which you could pick a number of different…

SR-71 Blackbird: Why the fastest plane ever was grounded

No other U.S. Air Force aircraft could fly faster or higher than the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” and on its final flight, it set a truly impressive record. The reconnaissance aircraft…

What Made the F-15 So K.i.l.l.e.r in Combat It Never Lost

When determining what is truly worthy of being described as the “Greatest Of All Time” (GOAT), no losses is certainly a box to check. That easily puts…

The X-31: The Experimental Plane That Was Built for Dogfighting?

One of just two largely forgotten post-Cold War experimental jet fighters is now in the collection of Munich’s Deutsches Museum. It is the Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31, which was initially…

Meet the USS United States: Supercarrier The U.S. Navy

To date, there were five vessels to bear the name USS America; including a 74-gun ship of the line that was not launched during the American Revolution, but subsequently…

JH-XX Fighter-Bomber: China’s Latest Stealth Project Is Frightening

Here Comes the JH-XX: For those of us who worry about China’s military expansionism and concurrent technological advancements – particularly in the arena of fifth-generation stealth warplane capabilities – two thoughts come…

Merkava: The Best Tank On Earth (And Made in Israel)

Israel’s Merkava is Simply the Best… and Even in a Museum – Often described as one of the absolute best tanks in the world, the Israel Defense Forces’…

NGAD Will Be Much More Than a New 6th Generation Stealth Fighter

The development of the United States Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has steadily progressed and recently reached a new phase of development. Described as a “family of systems,” the…

The F-35 is the most expensive fighter jet

The F-35 is the most expensive fighter jet on Earth. But is it worth it? Many F-35 Lightning II pilots interviewed by a think tank expert and former F-16 command pilot believe that they…

Greece Now Has F-16 Viper Fighter Jets

After the delivery of the first two F-16 Viper fighter jets, Greece now has the most advanced version of the venerable aircraft in Europe. The Hellenic Air Force received the…