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Italian Air Force Typhoon, AMX, Tornado, T-346 And F-35A Jets As Well As...

Exercise Vega 2017 put the Italian Air Force’s most advanced “hardware” to test. Vega 2017 (VG17) is the name of the Italian Air Force-led aerial exercise included in Joint Stars 2017, Italy’s largest...

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M-346 advanced combat trainer's HMD (Helmet Mounted Display) tested in night...

Alenia Aermacchi has recently announced the succesful completion of a  series of 7 test flights with a Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) system (similar to that used by front line combat planes), performed...

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Dambusters test adveniristic helmet for RAF Tornado crews. Most advanced...

According to a press release issued today, BAE Systems has developed a new helmet mounted cueing system for Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 crews. Similarly to American Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System...

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Cool upside down self-portrait photo of an Israeli F-15 fighter pilot...

You will not find many official photographs of the Israeli airmen. Even less showing their custom-modified flight gear. However, an interesting image released by the Israel Defence Force, not only...

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Farnborough 2012: This is the most advanced flight helmet, ever. The F-35’s...

The one depicted in the following pictures is the most adveniristic combat pilot’s flight helmet ever developed. It is called “HMDS Gen II” and it is produced by Vision Systems International (VSI), the...

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Farnborough 2012: "Yesterday we had Raptor salad for lunch" Typhoon pilot...

Although a Royal Air Force Typhoon took part to the daily air display, the most interesting thing at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 was the opportunity to get some more details about the recent...

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Photo: Israeli Air Force F-15I backseater self-portrait clearly shows...

Few months after releasing a cool self-portrait of an F-15I backseater during an inverted climb, the Israeli Air Force has just released another interesting picture. The picture show an F-15I’s WSO...

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Typhoon fighter jet performs first laser guided, self designating,...

Equipped with new P1E software, a Eurofighter Typhoon in a multirole configuration featuring both air-to-surface and air-to-air weapons (2 GBU-16 plus 1 Laser Designation Pod plus 2 AIM-9L plus 2...

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M-346 advanced jet trainer’s Helmet Mounted Display for the Polish Air...

Last year, during the Farnborough International Airshow 2012, I had the opportunity to fly with the M-346 “Master” advanced jet trainer simulator. During that flight, I had the opportunity to try the...

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“Selfie” of an F-16 pilot while firing a live Air-to-Air Missile

This is the ultimate “selfie”: taken from the cockpit of an F-16 launching a Sidewinder missile. Update: here’s the video of the flight during which the selfie was taken. Self-portrait photographs...

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Must see: the entire video of the “ultimate selfie” of an F-16 pilot firing a...

Just in case you thought the photo was a fake. After publishing the famous selfie of the F-16 pilot firing an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile, the Royal Danish Air Force has posted the entire GoPro video [...]

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The F-16 and the Forward Air Controller (Airborne) mission

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is the western world’s most prolific fighter of the last 40 years. Born in response to LWF (Light Weight Fighter) requirement for a small and agile fighter, the...

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These may be the only F-22’s Achilles’ heels in a dogfight against 4th gen...

Considered almost unbeatable in the air-to-air role, the F-22 successfully debuted in combat, taking part in air strikes against ISIS targets. But what if the F-22 found a 4th Gen. opponent? Even...

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Up close and personal with the F-35’s 400K USD flight helmet with a X-ray...

Here are some interesting images of the F-35’s Helmet Mounted Display System. The Helmet Mounted Display System is one of the most advanced system on the much debated F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...

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Here’s why the U.S. should restart the F-22 Raptor production line instead of...

With some tweaks the F-22 Raptor can maintain the edge over the future fighters the U.S. adversaries are developing. The development of a sixth generation fighter should not be a top priority for the...

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