A community portal about Fighter aircraft with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to...
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A community portal about Fighter aircraft with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and maneuverable. They were developed in response to the fledgling use of aircraft and dirigibles in World War I for reconnaissance and ground attack roles. These early fighters were mostly wooden biplanes with light machine guns. As aerial warfare became increasingly important, so did control of the airspace. By World War II, fighters were predominantly metal monoplanes with wing-mounted cannon. Following the war, turbojets replaced piston engines as the means of propulsion, and missiles augmented or replaced guns. For historical purposes, jet fighters are classified by generation. The generation terminology was initiated by Russian defense parlance in referring to the F-35 Lightning II as a "fifth generation" plane. Years are not exact and intended as a guideline. Modern jet fighters are predominantly powered by one or two turbofan engines, armed primarily with missiles, with a cannon as backup armament, and equipped with a radar as the primary method of target acquisition.
French aircraft maker Dassault on Thursday lashed out at Swedish and US competitors for a multi-billion-dollar jet fighter contract in Brazil, accusing them of playing dirty. The Brazilian subsidiary of the French company held a hastily called news conference in Brasilia to accuse Saab of Sweden and Boeing of the United States of trying to improperly tilt the contest in their favor by claiming Dassault's Rafale jet was too expensive. "Unfortunately, our competitors have started to make... Read Full Story
To: The Hon Robert Gates US Secretary of Defense Dear Mr Gates, The term 5th Generation Fighter appears very frequently these days in public statements, press releases, PowerPoint slides and interviews. More than often the label is attached concurrently to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22A Raptor, despite the enormous differences in the design of these aircraft. This begs two very basic questions. What is a 5th Generation fighter; and which fighters actually qualify as... Read Full Story
To: The Hon Robert Gates US Secretary of Defense Dear Mr Gates, The term 5th Generation Fighter appears very frequently these days in public statements, press releases, PowerPoint slides and interviews. More than often the label is attached concurrently to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22A Raptor, despite the enormous differences in the design of these aircraft. This begs two very basic questions. What is a 5th Generation fighter; and which fighters actually qualify as... Read Full Story
Replacement of Malaysian MiG-29 Faces Future Budget Challenges
The MiG-29Ns are to be replaced by the ‘Multi Role Combat Aircraft’.
Comment by Dr. Ezio Bonsignore, Editor-in-Chief of MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
08:23 GMT, November 2, 2009 The Malaysian Government has indicated that it intends to retire its entire fleet of MiG-29N interceptors by the end of 2010. The government is expected to save RM260 million ($75.68 million, €51.30 million) annually by phasing out the aircraft. Defence... Read Full Story
Replacement of Malaysian MiG-29 Faces Future Budget Challenges
The MiG-29Ns are to be replaced by the ‘Multi Role Combat Aircraft’.
Comment by Dr. Ezio Bonsignore, Editor-in-Chief of MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
08:23 GMT, November 2, 2009 The Malaysian Government has indicated that it intends to retire its entire fleet of MiG-29N interceptors by the end of 2010. The government is expected to save RM260 million ($75.68 million, €51.30 million) annually by phasing out the aircraft. Defence... Read Full Story
Replacement of Malaysian MiG-29 Faces Future Budget Challenges
The MiG-29Ns are to be replaced by the ‘Multi Role Combat Aircraft’.
Comment by Dr. Ezio Bonsignore, Editor-in-Chief of MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
08:23 GMT, November 2, 2009 The Malaysian Government has indicated that it intends to retire its entire fleet of MiG-29N interceptors by the end of 2010. The government is expected to save RM260 million ($75.68 million, €51.30 million) annually by phasing out the aircraft. Defence... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday $560 million to continue work on an alternate F-35 engine being built by General Electric Co and Rolls-Royce Group Plc, defying a White House veto threat. The legislation passed by a vote of 281 to 146, despite the Obama administration's attempts to shut the second engine program down. The bill also would fully fund the Pentagon's $6 billion request to buy 30 F-35 fighters, built by the Lockheed Martin Corp. The... Read Full Story
The Strategy Page has once again highlighted what Rupee News wrote about a couple of years ago. Moscow sale to Delhi: Russian Mig 35s are simply Mig 29s with new decals
The Su-35 is an enhanced Su-30 (itself a development of the Cold War era Su-27), and has been in development since the 1990s. At one point, it was called the Su-37, but the name was changed back to Su-35. Since the 1990s, time, many Su-35 prototypes were built, and apparently no two were identical. There were many... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co <GE.N> and Britain's Rolls Royce Group PLC <RR.L> said on Wednesday they have halted tests on an alternate engine for the F-35 fighter jet after damage was found to some turbine blades, and no timetable was given for the tests to resume. Tests in Cincinnati last weekend revealed "dings and nicks" on the turbine blades but no damage to the compressor or the fan. The engine was running normally at the time of the shutdown, GE and Rolls said in a joint... Read Full Story
The Gripen NG Demonstrator has been modified with a number of tactical systems: AESA radar, a new satellite communication system, an electro-optical missile warning system as well as activation of the increased internal fuel. "A lot of new features have been implemented since we flew for the first time last year, but it takes an expert to see any external changes to the aircraft. Most clearly visible are the sensors for the missile warning system and antenna for the satellite communication... Read Full Story
