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What makes for a good wingman? Here are 5 rules to follow

February 24, 2019

What does it mean to be a good wingman? Fighter jets rarely fly by themselves. Most of the time, if not all of the time, they fly in a section View More ›

Joe Ruzicka No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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Helicopter Assault: Putting SOF on Target

February 24, 2019

Somewhere in the vicinity of Baghdad, 4 Navy HH-60Hs lift out of a FOB, their cabins packed full of SOF assaulters. As the birds lift, the engines whine, struggling to View More ›

Brian Bauer No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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War with China could mean ‘hot loading’ ordnance on F-35Bs in the field without returning to a carrier

February 20, 2019

Diplomatic tensions between the United States and China have risen throughout the the ongoing presidential trade dispute, but in the nearby South China Sea, American and Chinese forces have long View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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How do you fight China? Stealth aircraft and submarines would dominate the first days of a Sino-American war

February 18, 2019

The role of military strategists in America’s defense apparatus isn’t to establish policy that leads to war, nor is it to inform the politics that surround one. Strategists are tasked View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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What kind of new tech will it take to move from ‘5th’ to ‘6th’ generation fighters?

February 17, 2019

The generational monikers bestowed on fighter jets aren’t quite as definitive as the people arguing in the comments below most articles tend to think. The corporations that design and build View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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UFO? Missile test? Russia reopens investigation into one of the most nefarious Soviet-era mysteries: The Dyatlov Pass

February 14, 2019

The internet has no shortage of mysteries for those inclined to chase them. Many fit neatly within genres with dedicated fan bases: true crime, Bigfoot, unexplained lights in the sky. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, History
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Watch: Fighter pilot turned astronaut compares MREs to astronaut food

February 9, 2019

Retired Marine Colonel Randy Bresnik cut his teeth as a test pilot for the F/A-18 Hornet program, before going on to serve combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Video
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How to win a dogfight: Understanding the importance of Angle of Attack

February 6, 2019

Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros shows us how Angle of Attack (AOA) is extremely important in basic fighter manuevers and how optimizing it can help kill the enemy. Angle View More ›

Nate Jaros 1 Comment Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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Russia’s stealth fighter is basically dead in the water

February 5, 2019

When Russia first set to work on what would become the Sukhoi Su-57 (internally the T-50 at the time), it had a singular aim: utilizing 21st century stealth characteristics to View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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How do you become a US Navy fighter pilot?

February 4, 2019

Today we are going to look at the process of becoming a Naval Aviator, specifically a Strike Fighter Pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet community! We will look at all View More ›

G M No Comments Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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