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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has been confirmed to have become the first service in the world to integrate fifth generation fighter aircraft onto a next generation aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapult launch systems. The service recently released footage of its first supercarrier, the Fujian, launching a wide range of aircraft from its deck, including the first filmed carrier takeoffs of the J-35. The Fujian is currently one of just two ships with an electromagnetic catapult launch system (EMALS) alongside the U.S.
Through the night of 27-28 September, Russia launched waves of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, comprised of hundreds of munitions.
Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original members of the Tuskegee Airmen and one of the nation’s first Black fighter pilots, had died. He was 100.
Hardy passed away on Tuesday at his home in Sarasota, Florida, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a nonprofit group focused on honoring the history and impact of the group. Hardy was part of the original group of Tuskegee Airmen and is believed to have been the last of the original group’s combat pilots from World War II.
Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk has highlighted the considerable efforts made by the Russian Aerospace Forces to strengthen air defence capabilities on the Crimean Peninsula. Integrated into the Russian state in early 2014, the strategically located territory remains disputed between the two states, with Ukrainian officials consistently stating their intention to launch a ground invasion to capture it.
Following reports that the Iranian Air Force had received its first new fighter aircraft in over 30 years, with MiG-29 having been delivered to Shiraz Air Base from Russia. Iran’s future fighter procurements have long been in widely speculated, and while Iranian officials in January confirmed that orders had been placed for new Russian Su-35 fighters, it was long expected that the country would also provide Chinese J-10Cs.
Key Points and Summary – Fresh close-ups of China’s tailless J-50 (J-XDS) prototype reveal key sixth-gen traits: a broad, diamond-shaped nose, diverterless intakes, F-22-style thrust-vectoring nozzles with serration, and striking swiveling wingtips likely aiding low-speed control.
-The latest images—unverified but consistent with prior leaks—omit the earlier nose data boom, hinting at a new test phase.
-A single-seat cockpit, blended canopy, EO/targeting sensor under the fuselage, and possible DAS apertures also appear.
Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin’s information strategy relies on selling inevitability: Russia wins because Russia says it wins. That narrative strains under data.
-Poland’s MFA rebutted ten of Putin’s highest-profile historical distortions, while Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s UN assurances ring hollow against battlefield math.
Key Points and Summary – In 2013, a stealthy U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor quietly shadowed two Iranian F-4 Phantoms that were closing on an American MQ-1 Predator in international airspace.
-The Raptor pilot—Lt. Col. Kevin “Showtime” Sutterfield—slipped beneath a Phantom to check its loadout, then pulled up abeam and delivered a calm warning over the radio: “You really oughta go home.”
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Key Points and Summary – In 2006, Boeing proposed the F-15 “Global Strike Eagle,” a rocket-carrying variant that could air-launch small satellites or hypersonic payloads.
-The concept mounted a 45-foot, three-stage solid-rocket stack atop a pilotless F-15, using the fighter’s speed, altitude, and existing global support footprint to slash launch costs and timelines.
An F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 142nd Wing, taxis on the flightline before take-off during the official Unveiling Ceremony for the new fighter jet at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon on July 12, 2024.