Alert 5
First fighters, now India wants to land cargo planes on expressway
The Indian Air Force is planning its third road runway exercise on a stretch of Agra-Lucknow Expressway this October. Unlikely the past two exercises, this...
Macron has offered to donate 31 Jaguars to India
French daily Le Point has confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron intends to donate 31 ex-French Air Force Jaguar fighters to India. By DoD photo by:...
Indonesia plans to buy 11 Su-35s, looking at Chinese drones
Indonesia’s Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu told reporters after a cabinet meeting on military procurement that Jakarta plans to buy 11 Su-35 fighters. By Dmitry Terekhov...
B-52 testers complete leaflet bomb drops
The 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base recently validated the ability to drop the PDU-5/B leaflet bomb from the B-52 bomber. U.S....
550th Fighter Squadron activated to train F-15C pilots
The Detachment 2, 56th Operations Group at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon has been activated as the 550th Fighter Squadron on Jul. 21. Its...
German Tiger attack helicopter crash in Mali
Two U.N. Peacekeepers from Germany were killed when their Tiger attack helicopter crash 70 km north of Gao, Mali on Jul. 26. The rotorcraft was...
Rheinmetall booked two Skyguard contracts
Rheinmetall has recently secured two important contracts for its Skyguard air defense systems, one of which is a new customer nation. By 玄史生 [CC BY-SA...
Saudi Arabia taking a look at Scorpion
During its second quarter results call, Textron AirLand revealed that Saudi Arabia is in initial talks to buy the company’s Scorpion light attack aircraft. Photo:...
Russia’s stealthy UAV appears
An presentation slide on Russia’s current research and development work has unveiled a photo of a stealthy unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed Hunter-B Sources unknown
Software fix for EMALS validated by U.S. Navy
A software fix for the U.S. Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) has been validated by the service. It was found during testing that the...
Mudspike
Ultrawings VR
Grab your helmet (literally virtually!), strap in, and lets go for a ride across the vibrant Ultrawings VR archipelago with this Oculus Rift flying game…...
Iron Flag – 4th of July Sortie
For this Independence Day special we look at one of the missions in Baltic Dragon’s upcoming A-10C campaign. We here at Mudspike are big fans...
A2: Eagle Wing
We take a look back at the bonus Arma 2 campaign: Eagle Wing – one of the most immersive and well constructed series of missions...
DCS World – Barriers to Entry?? (Myth Busted!)
A flight sim veteran attempts to take a look at DCS World from a newcomer’s perspective, and finds a surprising amount of gameplay… Back to...
DreamFoil Bell 407 Updated for X-Plane 11
Guest Contributor Eric “smokinhole” Anderson takes a look at the newly updated DreamFoil Bell 407 for X-Plane 11 and gives us his thoughts and observations...
Drzewiecki Washington XP
The recently released Drzewiecki Washington XP scenery for X-Plane is a superbly detailed package that brings back fond memories for this author. Washington National Airport (KDCA)...
Preview of DCS: Normandy 1944 and WWII Assets Pack
On April 28th, Eagle Dynamics opened Early Access for DCS: Normandy 1944, their latest terrain expansion for DCS World that covers the Normandy region of France,...
VSkyLabs Aeropro EuroFOX
We take a look at the intriguing VSkyLabs EuroFOX light-sport aircraft (LSA) for X-Plane 10/11… Simply beautiful The EuroFOX for X-Plane is modeled after the...
DCS: Argo
We take a look at a soon-to-be-released DCS World campaign featuring the UH-1H where you assume the role of a Hellenic Army Aviation pilot flying...
X-Crafts E-Jets
For those looking for a nice regional jet size aircraft for X-Plane, X-Crafts has you covered with their Embraer E175 and E195 narrow body, medium...
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