After two decades, Brazil completes F-5 Tiger II fighter modernization program
Last week Embraer delivered the last modernized F-5M fighter to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The Northrop aircraft upgrade program was launched in 2000 and …
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Could the Boeing Saab T-7 be a good replacement for the F-5 Tiger fighters?
Designed by Saab and Boeing, the T-7 Red Hawk advanced training jet will be the successor to the famous T-38 Talon in the U.S. Air …
Brazilian Air Force auctions three F-5 fighter airframe
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) auctioned off three Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter airframe this week. The aircraft, registration FAB 4878, 4880 and 4884 were …
Aircraft that dared to reinvent the way of flying – Part 2
After knowing some aircraft designs that bet on unusual shapes, in the second part of the article we will learn more about quite different proposals, such …
Waiting for the Gripen fighter, Brazil reaches 45 years with the F-5 Tiger II in operation
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) eagerly awaits the arrival of the F-39, as the Saab Gripen E was named, a modern combat fighter that 36 …
US Navy conducts F/A-18C final flight
The US Navy made the last operational flight of an F/A-18C fighter on October 2. The Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 aircraft took off from …
The 30th anniversary of B-2 first flight, the most expensive plane in history
The month of November 1988 will never be forgotten in the history of aviation. In just a few days, two secret planes were unveiled by …
Northrop’s historic flying wing crashes in US
A sad moment for aviation history happened on Monday in the United States. The only one of the four prototypes of a flying wing built …
Black projects, the US secret planes
Some of them were authentic unidentified flying objects for some time, others only became known when the government decided to remove the label “top secret”. …
