Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

“A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident the military said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.

The deaths add to the seven U.S. service members who have already been killed as part of U.S. operations against Iran which began on February 28.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/four-us-members-killed-plane-094429672.html

F-35 scored its first air-to-air victory against a piloted jet. They have shot down drones and cruise missiles before. 

F-35 scored its first air-to-air victory against a piloted jet. They have shot down drones and cruise missiles before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5im1oct6Cw

Looks like a Kuwaiti pilot, trying to defend against Iranian drones that were hitting his country, mistaked three American planes for attacking drones and shot them down.

Looks like a Kuwaiti pilot, trying to defend against Iranian drones that were hitting his country, mistaked three American planes for attacking drones and shot them down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSU7wSQl1-o

Could Iran hit US Air and Naval forces?

Could Iran hit US Air and Naval forces?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiv3QkQIYZs

F-22 Raptor getting some upgrades to help the US maintain air-to-air superiority while we wait for the next air-to-air fighter.

F-22 Raptor getting some upgrades to help the US maintain air-to-air superiority while we wait for the next air-to-air fighter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_0L9uASjA

When Russian Engineers Tested China’s Su-27 Copy — They Refused to Fly It Back to Moscow

When Russia licensed China to manufacture their own Su-27s, China broke the contract by reverse engineering the aircraft, making improvements, and then building them completely on their own, stealing Russian technologies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt7QIlN87TY

US wins against Russian and Chinese air defenses in other countries may risk teaching the wrong lessons

“While the US can draw a certain degree of confidence in its capabilities from the success of the mission, there’s a risk of reading too much into that success, especially when it comes to weapons made by American rivals in the hands of other militaries.

Some of the failures of the Venezuelan-operated foreign air defenses, for example, have been attributed to issues like inactivity, incompetence, and a dearth of functional cohesion between different systems.

Wins in Venezuela during Operation Absolute Resolve or in operations against Iranian-operated Russian-made air defenses may not translate the same in fight with Russia or China.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-wins-against-russian-chinese-121301439.html

Why China and Russia can track the F-35

Although stealth delays radar detection, its more important role is making stealth planes hard to target with weapons. The wide bands of radars that can detect the planes are not able to locate them accurately enough to target them with weapons. No stealth is invincible, so mission planning is also key.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CvdMbWGHTA