Alaska-based F-22A moves in for a closeup shot
IIRC they were doing a photo shoot and the camera man asked if he could get closer

Pilot said "how close do you want?"

And this was the result

"Is it over?" they asked

"unequivocally"😔

⚡️🇺🇦 Ukrainian Mig-29 releasing 4 GBU-39s while doing an Aileron Roll. Really fucking cool.

@planenerd

🇨🇳Истребитель 6-го поколения Китая J-36 совершил второй полет.

J-36 имеет три турбовентиляторных двигателя, возможно, WS-10C или будущие двигатели WS-15 для улучшения характеристик.


🇨🇳China's 6th-generation J-36 fighter jet has completed its second flight.

The J-36 has three turbofan engines, possibly WS-10C or future WS-15 engines, for improved performance.


🇨🇳Çin'in 6. nesil savaş uçağı J-36 ikinci uçuşunu gerçekleştirdi.

J-36'da üç adet turbofan motoru bulunuyor; bunların arasında muhtemelen WS-10C veya gelecekte WS-15 motorları da yer alacak.


🇨🇳طائرة مقاتلة صينية من الجيل السادس تقوم برحلتها الثانية.

تحتوي المقاتلة على ثلاثة محركات توربوفان.


🇨🇳چین کے چھٹی نسل کے لڑاکا طیارے نے دوسری پرواز کی۔

فائٹر میں تین ٹربوفین انجن ہیں۔

🇩🇿 Details about the crash: The pilot died following ejection, while the weapons systems officer ejected safely. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.

Update: The crash happened at a critical moment during takeoff, at a low altitude with full fuel tanks.

@planenerd

Urgent !
RuAF have alledgedly managed to shoot down a F-16 !
Statements are still to come and confirm or deny that news but word is the Russians used a Su-35 jet to pinpoint the target which was subsequently lit up by a S-400 crew (The techbros at PlaneNerd channel will explain that better than I could, give them a follow here
https://t.iss.one/planenerd)

🇺🇦⚡️🇷🇺 Not much info yet on this air engagement, but let's break down what we have so far.

Reports are coming in that a Ukrainian F-16 has been shot down over Sumy, with claims that a Su-35 worked alongside an S-400 to take it out. Let's get into the technical side of how that might have played out.

The Su-35 has a powerful radar, the Irbis-E, capable of detecting and tracking low-flying targets beyond the range of ground-based systems. If the F-16 was flying low to avoid detection, the Su-35 could have:

Picked it up on radar.

Provided target illumination for the S-400.

Transmitted mid-course updates to guide the S-400’s missile.

The S-400 has multiple missile types, but an active radar-homing missile like the 48N6DM or 40N6 would be the most likely choice for a fast-moving F-16. If the jet was too low for the S-400 to acquire a direct lock, the Su-35’s radar feed could have been used to guide the missile until it got close enough to activate its own seeker. This is standard networked engagement, something Russia has been developing for years.

If the reports are accurate, this would be a strong demonstration of Russian air defense integration, using a fighter jet to extend the reach of a ground-based system.

Western fighters rely on AWACS for similar functions, but Russia doesn’t have that luxury. The Su-35 acting as a sensor relay is an interesting workaround.

The S-400 hitting a low-flying F-16 also raises questions about how survivable Ukrainian air assets actually are in this conflict.

Still waiting for solid confirmation, but if this is real, it’s a major data point in modern air defense strategy.

PS: Further updates will follow with new and relevant information. Ofcourse if visual confirmation is made then all the better.

@planenerd

⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 So, an aviation strike occurred at the Engels Military Airbase, this is where some strategic assets are housed, such as long-range fighter bombers, it was probably struck using drones and it hit some depots.

Right now, the fire is still raging as an hour ago went by, and the situation was declared an emergency and the immediate surroundings were evacuated, the extent of the damage and the causalities are not yet known.

@medmannews

This is some next level self confidence lmfao😁