Featured in IAFBYJames DeboerFeb 10, 2022ShareInside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced AggressorsTop Aces has used major upgrades to turn some of the oldest F-16s around into the most potent private aggressors on the planet. BYJames DeboerFeb 10, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareAlleged Israeli Airstrike Cratered The Runway At Syria’s Damascus International AirportThe apparent attack on a runway at the airport in the Syrian capital seems to be part of a recent uptick in Israeli airstrikes. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareIsrael’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran DeniedThe KC-46As would go a long way to bolstering Israel’s already small and dwindling tanker fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2021ShareIsrael Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying MissilesAs cruise missile and drone threats proliferate in the region, Israel is trying to succeed where the U.S. failed with its own radar blimp concept. BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2021ShareBYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021ShareIt’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For NowAssisted by U.S. financing, the Israeli Air Force will boost its stealth fleet and overhaul its tanker and rotary-lift capabilities. BYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2021ShareSyrian Surface-To-Air Missile Flew Way Off Course Triggering Alarms Before Exploding Over IsraelYet another Soviet-era Syrian SAM made the long journey to nowhere. BYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2021ShareIsrael Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced EaglesWith the U.S. Air Force buying F-15EXs to replace its F-15C/Ds, the Israeli Air Force may be waiting to turn one country’s trash into treasure. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2021ShareIsraeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 EscortIsrael’s F-15 “Baz” fleet is specially modified and appears to fly with an eclectic mix of air-to-air weaponry while patrolling the homeland. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareCH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift HelicopterThe Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareBYJames DeboerFeb 24, 2021ShareHow The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A RealityTop Aces has ambitions to disrupt the growing adversary air contractor market with 29 F-16s and a lot of experienced pilots in their cockpits. BYJames DeboerFeb 24, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBoeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?The Indian Air Force needs new fighters, and it needs them fast, but the F-15 is just one of a bewildering number of options. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareFirst Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)The F-16s that Top Aces is set to employ as aggressor jets include some historic veterans of Israel’s past conflicts. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareU.S. Infrared Satellite Data Could Settle The Debate Over Pakistan-India DogfightThe constellation of orbital sensors can detect infrared events such as missile launches, artillery fire, and planes exploding in the sky. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareEnough With The Indian Mig-21 Bison Versus Pakistani F-16 Viper BullshitThe amount of garbage commentary and skewed analysis on the whole shoot down has been unbelievable. Here’s the reality, like it or not. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share12
BYJames DeboerFeb 10, 2022ShareInside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced AggressorsTop Aces has used major upgrades to turn some of the oldest F-16s around into the most potent private aggressors on the planet. BYJames DeboerFeb 10, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareAlleged Israeli Airstrike Cratered The Runway At Syria’s Damascus International AirportThe apparent attack on a runway at the airport in the Syrian capital seems to be part of a recent uptick in Israeli airstrikes. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareIsrael’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran DeniedThe KC-46As would go a long way to bolstering Israel’s already small and dwindling tanker fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2021ShareIsrael Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying MissilesAs cruise missile and drone threats proliferate in the region, Israel is trying to succeed where the U.S. failed with its own radar blimp concept. BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2021Share
BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021ShareIt’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For NowAssisted by U.S. financing, the Israeli Air Force will boost its stealth fleet and overhaul its tanker and rotary-lift capabilities. BYThomas NewdickMay 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2021ShareSyrian Surface-To-Air Missile Flew Way Off Course Triggering Alarms Before Exploding Over IsraelYet another Soviet-era Syrian SAM made the long journey to nowhere. BYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2021ShareIsrael Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced EaglesWith the U.S. Air Force buying F-15EXs to replace its F-15C/Ds, the Israeli Air Force may be waiting to turn one country’s trash into treasure. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2021ShareIsraeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 EscortIsrael’s F-15 “Baz” fleet is specially modified and appears to fly with an eclectic mix of air-to-air weaponry while patrolling the homeland. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareCH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift HelicopterThe Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021Share
BYJames DeboerFeb 24, 2021ShareHow The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A RealityTop Aces has ambitions to disrupt the growing adversary air contractor market with 29 F-16s and a lot of experienced pilots in their cockpits. BYJames DeboerFeb 24, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBoeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?The Indian Air Force needs new fighters, and it needs them fast, but the F-15 is just one of a bewildering number of options. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021ShareFirst Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)The F-16s that Top Aces is set to employ as aggressor jets include some historic veterans of Israel’s past conflicts. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareU.S. Infrared Satellite Data Could Settle The Debate Over Pakistan-India DogfightThe constellation of orbital sensors can detect infrared events such as missile launches, artillery fire, and planes exploding in the sky. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareEnough With The Indian Mig-21 Bison Versus Pakistani F-16 Viper BullshitThe amount of garbage commentary and skewed analysis on the whole shoot down has been unbelievable. Here’s the reality, like it or not. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
