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American Aircraft
How B-2s at Diego Garcia Change Everything
In late March 2025, The War Zone reported a significant buildup of U.S. aircraft at the British military base on Diego Garcia, a remote British island base in the Indian Ocean. Up to twelve B-2 Spirits were deployed to undisclosed Pacific locations—marking what may be...
70 years of the Phantom
On July 25, 2025, the F-4 Phantom marks 70 years since the US Navy contracted McDonnell Aircraft Corporation to build two XF4H-1 prototypes. Ordered in 1955, just ten years after World War II, the Phantom entered service with multiple armed forces globally and remains...
F-47 Unveiled
On March 21, 2025, the White House announced the US Air Force’s first sixth-generation fighter, the F-47, with President Trump announcing Boeing as the prime contractor. Prototypes have clocked hundreds of flight hours over the past five years, developed under the...
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German Aircraft
Bf 109 vs A6M Zero: Which Axis fighter was superior?
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero are remembered as the Axis forces primary fighters in World War 2. Both served from the start of the war until its end. Which was the superior machine? Notes: During world war 2, both the Germans and Japanese...
ME 262: Strange & Deadly variants
Transcript: Under the pressures of war, many proven aircraft designs underwent a continual process of variation. At a somewhat frantic pace, significant resources were thrown at attempts to out-class enemy aircraft with all sorts of novel design concepts for better...
Japanese Aircraft
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Psychology of Flying
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Soviet/Russian Aircraft
The J-16 | Is it the best Flanker?
In recent years, two Chinese fighter aircraft have emerged which have caused a stir in the West. The first is the fifth generation J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’, a rival to the F-35, F-22, and Su-57. The other is the J-16, a familiar looking multirole aircraft. Based on the...
The Unrealized Potential of the MiG-29
In the late 1970s, the Soviet Union would develop a new fighter aircraft which, for a time, rivalled the F-16 as the best dogfighter in the sky. The MiG-29 Fulcrum - as it became known - was a great design. As time has gone on, the aircraft has remained a part of...
Russian Su-27 vs Ukrainian Su-27
Notes: As the war in Ukraine continues, we thought it would be interesting to discuss one aspect of the airpower used by both sides. While initial air combat occurred during the opening days of the war, there hasn’t been a lot of reporting about the situation...
Space
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Unmanned Systems
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Weapon Systems
A short history of AWACS
Since at least the Vietnam War, an increasingly critical element of air combat has been the radar early warning system. As air combat evolved, engagement distances grew larger, and thus the necessity of accurate radar returns and warnings became just as important as...
Orbital Bombers
This article by Michael Nelmes is from the Spring 2023 issue of Wings Magazine - Subscribe to Wings https://wingsmagazine.org/