Air Warfare
OV-10 Bronco: America’s Strangest Vietnam War Plane
The OV-10’s rugged construction and ability to loiter for extended periods made it ideal for the…
Why Does America Need Both the F-22 and the F-35?
Where the F-22 is brawn, the F-35 is brains—and the Air Force needs both. The U.S. has two of the…
The P-40 Warhawk Fighter Was the Allied Workhorse of…
In all, the P-40 proved itself a worthy and rugged fighter. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third…
Indonesia Is Having Second Thoughts About the Dassault…
Indonesia and other nations are right to demand higher levels of scrutiny when doing business with…
Aero L-159: The World’s Cheapest Fighter Jet?
First flown in 1997, the L-159 features many of the L-39/59’s aerodynamic configurations, but…
China Is Building an Enormous Drone Mothership
The success of the Jiutian will prove to the world that the entire Western defense base has made the…
Boeing Is Scaling Up Production of Its F-15EX Fighter…
The Air Force currently plans on purchasing over 100 F-15EX Eagle IIs, though that number might…
Why Was India’s SEPECAT Jaguar Fighter Involved in…
The Jaguar is intended as a ground attack aircraft—but the Indian Air Force used it in its recent…
How Do Fighter Aircraft “Dogfights” Actually Work?
Beyond-visual-range (BVR) fighting did not emerge as a significant aspect of aerial warfare until…
The F-16 Fighting Falcon Is Old—but It’s Not Going…
In capable hands, an F-16 Fighting Falcon can take on fifth-generation stealth fighter jets like the…
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