7 March 2025

F-15 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm

The F-15 played a key role in Operation Desert Storm, ensuring air superiority and carrying out precise strikes on strategic targets. The F-15 Eagle, developed by McDonnell Douglas in the 1970s, is a fighter aircraft designed to ensure air superiority. Its F-15C and F-15E Strike Eagle versions played distinct but complementary roles […]
5 March 2025

The strategies of fighter pilots to counter G forces in flight

Find out how fighter pilots prepare to face G-forces, thanks to specific training, G-suits and physiological techniques. The impact of G-forces on the body of fighter pilots Fighter pilots are regularly subjected to intense accelerations, expressed in multiples of the acceleration due to Earth’s gravity, denoted “G”. During complex aerial maneuvers, such […]
5 March 2025

The average operational lifespan of a modern fighter jet

The operational lifespan of a modern fighter jet is a crucial factor for air forces, directly influencing defense strategies, budgets and long-term planning. The F-35 Lightning II, developed by Lockheed Martin, is one of the most advanced fighter jets of its generation. Understanding its average operational lifespan, as well as that of […]
3 March 2025

US strategy: a shift from Europe and the Middle East to Asia

The United States is reorienting its foreign policy, disengaging from Europe and the Middle East to focus its efforts on Asia, in the face of China’s rise to power. Under President Donald Trump, the United States has begun a gradual withdrawal from the European and Middle Eastern regions, calling on its allies […]
24 February 2025

The Hawker Hurricane’s crucial role in the Battle of Britain

Discover how the Hawker Hurricane contributed to British air supremacy in the Battle of Britain in 1940. The Hawker Hurricane is often overshadowed by the more famous Spitfire in accounts of the Second World War. However, this British single-seat fighter played a decisive role in the Battle of Britain in 1940. Its […]
14 February 2025

The cost of the Dassault Rafale

Discover the budget for the Rafale, a fighter aircraft designed by Dassault. Development cost, financial figures and issues at stake in the French program The Dassault Rafale is a multi-role fighter aircraft that occupies a major place in the French aeronautics industry. Its development program, launched in the 1980s, has been spread […]
10 February 2025

The evolution of interceptor aircraft

Discover the technical and operational evolution of fighter and interceptor aircraft, with figures and specific examples. Fighter interceptors must act quickly to counter a threat. Its main objective is to reach the target before it penetrates protected space or causes damage. Over time, the technological capabilities of interceptor aircraft have advanced. Its […]
3 February 2025

Towards a 7th generation hypersonic stealth fighter by 2050

An exploration of the technologies envisaged for 7th-generation fighter jets by 2050: hypersonic flight, advanced stealth, artificial intelligence and space capabilities. The 7th generation fighter jets, expected by 2050, promise major technological advances. Among them, hypersonic flight will enable them to reach speeds of over Mach 5, or more than 6,125 km/h. […]
27 January 2025

Dassault Rafale missions in Mali

The Dassault Rafale’s missions in Mali have been decisive in restoring stability to the region. The fighter plane has proved its effectiveness. Here’s how. The Dassault Rafale’s missions in Mali have demonstrated its versatility and effectiveness in overseas operations. As early as January 2013, as part of Operation Serval, Rafales were deployed […]