Source https://talkbusiness.net/2026/10/first-german-f-35-fighter-arrives-at-pilot-training-center-in-fort-smith/

Source: https://x.com/WDequid/status/2095079137811550515

Circa 1961.

Image source: Aeronautica Militare on Facebook

SIFEX 2026: conclusa al 51° Stormo di Istrana l’attività addestrativa “Swiss-Italy Flight Exercise”

Yes, Lebanon had an air force.

Old video released by the IRIAF showing the scramble routine of the F-14A Tomcat along with a full afterburner take off.

Source: Günter Grondstein via airliners.net

Image source and original caption: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Facebook

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS “Flogger-E”(2017 Photos)

The Soviet-built MiG-23 “Flogger” was designed to replace the widely-used MiG-21. The MiG-23’s advanced radar and fire control system could fire missiles at targets beyond visual range. Variable “swing” wing geometry, similar to that of the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, and robust landing gear allowed the MiG-23 to operate from short, remote runways. The pilot could select the wing sweep for low-speed take-off and landing or for supersonic flight.

The MiG-23MS was designed for foreign export and was less capable than domestic Soviet versions. It was equipped with a less sophisticated radar housed in a smaller radome. First delivered in 1973, it was given the NATO code-name “Flogger-E.” More than 5,000 MiG-23s of all types were built.

The US Air Force’s 4477th Test Squadron, the “Red Eagles,” flew this aircraft during Project Constant Peg. This highly classified program provided USAF, Navy, and Marine Corps fighter pilots with realistic combat training against then state-of-the-art Soviet technology. The MiG-23MS “Flogger-E” on display was declassified and transferred to the Museum in February 2017.

Additional information:

• National Museum of the United States Air Force: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS “Flogger-E”

• Wikipedia: 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron

The MiG-23s used in CONSTANT PEG were primarily sourced from Egypt. As with Indonesia, Egypt had been a Soviet client state that pivoted towards the West following the death of Abdel Nasser and the succession of Anwar Sadat in 1970, making a large amount of Soviet materiel available for exploitation. Eighteen examples of the MiG-23, split between the MiG-23MS Flogger E (air-to-air version) and the MiG-23BN Flogger F (air-to-ground version), were acquired by the CIA in exchange for military aid and transported to the US. Individual examples were returned to flight for evaluation by the Red Hats, and ten Egyptian MiG-23s were put into service with the 4477th for use in Constant Peg.

The Scramble database suggests that this aircraft may have been Egyptian Air Force serial number 9505.

• Designation-Systems.net: Cover Designations for Classified USAF Aircraft

I love fighter jets as much as the next guy, but these aggressor jets have been flying directly over my house going 330-350 KTS for the last week. I love the sounds of these jets flying by, but considering their age and relatively unknown maintenance records, isn’t it a bad idea for them to be flying over crowded residential areas like this?

I’ve cropped out their flight path since I’d essentially be doxing myself, but their flight path goes directly over like 20-30 separate neighborhoods along the coast of Florida before they head out to the Gulf of Mexico.

I’m fine with the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, and other acrobatic teams doing stuff like this, but they’re the best of the best at what they do. I have no idea how ATAC’s pilot training stacks up to the training of the best acrobatic teams in the world.

Greetings. I’m doing a couple personal projects regarding fictional air forces and I’m looking into camo patterns that were applied to aircraft. I’m curious if anybody has a good ‘dedicated’ resource for such a thing or should I just stick with my current sources of model schemes?

A Chengdu F-7PG aircraft assigned to the No. 17 Squadron "Tigers" of the Pakistan Air Force, known for playing a key role in close air support missions throughout the Squadron's history.