21 February 2019

Fourth-generation Jet Fighter

The principle parts of an aircraft’s avionics are its communication and navigation systems, sensors (Radar and IR), computers and data bus, and user interface. Because they are often readily swapped out as new technologies turn into accessible, they are sometimes upgraded over the lifetime of an aircraft. Particulars about these programs are […]
20 February 2019

F-16 Army Plane Crashes Near Joint Base Andrews

An F-16C military fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning two miles south of Joint Base Andrews, shaking homes in suburban Washington, D.C., and sending thick black smoke into the skies, army officials stated. The pilot ejected successfully in a wooded area of Clinton, Maryland, at around 9:15 a.m. ET and suffered non-life-threatening accidents, […]
15 February 2019

An F-16 For Bahrain

Lockheed Martin Corp. ‘s LMT business section, Aeronautics, lately clinched a overseas navy sales (FMS) contract for manufacturing 16 F-16 V Block 70 aircraft. 1.1 billion, the contract was awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Heart, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Per the phrases of the agreement, the F-16 jets […]
14 February 2019

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

Lt. Col. Wade Tolliver delivers the second everlasting F/A-22 Raptor here June 8. Shortly after, Maj. Charles Corcoran delivered the bottom’s third Raptor. Colonel Tolliver is the twenty seventh Fighter Squadron director of operations, and Major Corcoran is a pilot with the squadron. F/A-22 Raptor flies a coaching mission over the California […]
13 February 2019

4th Generation jet fighter

Gulf Conflict of 1991 – On 17 January 1991, the primary night time of the Coalition counteroffensive, an Iraqi MiG-25PD shot down a U.S. On eight October 1996, after the escalation over Imia/Kardak a Greek Mirage 2000 fired an R550 Magic and shot down a Turkish F-16D over the Aegean Sea. The […]
12 February 2019

The F-16 will be engineeried in South Carolina

After building F-16 fighter jets for greater than four many years in Texas, Lockheed Martin plans to maneuver the manufacturing line to South Carolina, where it’s going to build new variations of the venerable combat aircraft for U.S. Lockheed will ship the last F-16 from its Fort Worth manufacturing facility in September, […]
12 February 2019

Rising technologies in aeronautics

The flexibility to function supersonically without afterburner – supercruise – provides the F-22 exceptional fight efficiency without compromising mission range. The F119 is outfitted with a number of advanced applied sciences for unmatched operational performance and reliability. Its three-stage integrally bladed fan is powered by a single-stage low-stress turbine. The sturdy, but […]
11 February 2019

US blocks F-16 sale to Croatia

The US is reportedly holding up a deal to sell previous Israeli F-16s to Croatia, in line with Channel 10 Information reported Barak Ravid. The Trump authorities is blocking the sale of the 12 previous F-16s to the Croatian military,” senior Israeli officials told me,” Ravid wrote. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced this […]
11 February 2019

The new Air Power in Iraq

835 million agency-mounted-value, time-and-material and price-plus-fastened-payment contract for 12 F-16C and 6 F-16D Block fifty two base aircraft, plus assist tools, technical orders, integrated logistics support, and contractor logistics help. Nov 4/11: Two separate Arabic stories by the Al-Baghdadeya satellite tv for pc channel shed extra gentle on Iraq’s timelines and plans. […]