Category: Military Avaition
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a coaxial rotor system-equipped, high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter being developed by Sikorsky Aircraft. It is based on the Advancing Blade Concept (ABC). Along with other potential applications,...
The F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, pure-bred American air superiority fighter that first flew in 1997. Four of the 187 aircraft admitted into the USAF have crashed. The majority of information on the F-22...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has been an unmatched air superiority fighter for the last 15 years since it first entered service, but it wasn’t always like that. The YF-22, which would eventually become...
The American military must strike a balance between capability and capacity. Defense officials must weigh the expense of the fighter’s sophisticated capabilities against the capacity (or number of fighters) they need to complete the...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon was initially intended to be a daytime air superiority fighter, but it has developed into an all-weather multi-role assault aircraft throughout the course of its service life. The first F-16...
As Russian radars go, the Mig-31 has a reasonably accurate radar. Its RK-RLDN and APD-518 datalinks are meant to act as a quarterback in the skies, guiding other aircraft during interceptions. So, from that...