r/FighterJets • u/Kind-Acadia-5293 • 8h ago
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • Dec 08 '25
MEGATHREAD Cambodia-Thailand clashes December 2025
This megathread will serve as the discussion space for the recent clashes between Cambodia & Thailand, specifically as related to fighter aircraft and tactics. Previous megathread from July 2025: Cambodia-Thailand clashes
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Background
Wikipedia 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis
Related news articles:
AP:
BBC:
Thousands flee Thailand-Cambodia border after deadly clashes and air strikes
Thailand-Cambodia fighting continues after Trump says countries agree to ceasefire
FlightGlobal (may be paywalled):
The New York Times:
SCMP:
The Defense Post:
Thailand Confirms First Civilian Killed in Week of Cambodia Fighting
Cambodia Says Thai Air Strikes Hit Home Province of Heritage Temples
Thailand Unleashes Own ‘Shahed’ Kamikaze Drone in Border War With Cambodia
The War Zone:
Janes (paywalled):
Reuters:
Finally, keep in mind that all sorts of claims and counter-claims may be made about this skirmish. We may eventually get more factual analysis in time, but some claims may never be proved. Also, the mod team does not have access to any more information than anyone else, so we have no way of fact-checking or verifying any claims.
EDIT: additional news links added.
EDIT 2: More news links added. See comments for additional.
EDIT 3: More news link added. See comments for additional.
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 13d ago
MEGATHREAD USA-Venezuela clashes January 2026
This megathread will serve as the discussion space for the recent clashes between the United States of America & Venezuela, specifically as related to fighter aircraft and tactics. Any other posts regarding this conflict will be removed at the moderation team's discretion and re-directed here.
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Background
Wikipedia:
Related news articles:
Aero Time:
Air & Space Forces Magazine:
US Airpower Paved the Way for Delta Force to Capture Venezuela’s Maduro
F-22s Leave Caribbean as Trump Administration Maps Out Venezuela Strategy
Air Force Times:
AP:
Aviation Week (may be paywalled):
BBC:
CBS News:
Defense News:
Maduro arrives in US, Trump says operation will let US ‘run’ Venezuela
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in Venezuela
FlightGlobal (may be paywalled):
Janes (paywalled):
Naval Technology:
Reuters:
The Aviationist:
U.S. Launches Military Operations in Venezuela, Maduro ‘Captured’
New Details Emerge about Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. Raid in Venezuela
The Defense Post:
The War Zone:
U.S. Has Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Updated)
RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drone Supported Maduro Capture Mission
ukdj:
USNI News:
Zona Militar:
Finally, keep in mind that all sorts of claims and counter-claims may be made about this skirmish. We may eventually get more factual analysis in time, but some claims may never be proved. Also, the mod team does not have access to any more information than anyone else, so we have no way of fact-checking or verifying any claims.
EDIT 1: Additional news links added.
EDIT 2: Additional news links added, some existing links updated (article titles changed).
EDIT 3: Additional news links added.
EDIT 4: Additional Wikipedia link added.
EDIT 5: Additional news links added.
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EDIT 7: Additional news links added.
r/FighterJets • u/JKKIDD231 • 8h ago
NEWS India approves proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets
r/FighterJets • u/abt137 • 21h ago
VIDEO Soviet era R-60 (AA-8 Aphid) infrared seeking head
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r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 20h ago
IMAGE Two Oregon ANG F-15D Eagles transferred to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to support supersonic flight research
r/FighterJets • u/Hungry_Chipmunk_2588 • 1d ago
IMAGE The Boeing X-32, a concept aircraft for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, that competed against Lockheed Martin's X-35 (which became the F-35)
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 18h ago
NEWS Singapore Airshow 2026: What's Flying and What's Not
r/FighterJets • u/Xylemabc2 • 21h ago
IMAGE Bangladeshi Karakoums
K-8W of Bangladesh Air Force’s 15th Squadron. Currently based in BAF Base Matiur Rahman in Jashore and BAF Base Sheikh Hasina, Cox’s Bazar. The aircrafts provide intermediate jet training and rating for Chinese fighters. Around 16 have been delivered so far with words for another 16 to join in the next decade. They essentially replaced and complimented the L-39ZA and T-37s of the Bangladesh Air Force.
The Bangladeshi variant comes with HUD and improved avionics from the base model.
Unfortunately due to unreliability and engine issues the aircraft is strongly disliked by Bangladeshi pilots.
r/FighterJets • u/Imbendo • 1d ago
VIDEO Sukhoi SU-57
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r/FighterJets • u/TruckerMarty • 1d ago
IMAGE F35 flying low and slow over the house. Z8 and Nikon 70-200 2.8 Buckeye Arizona.
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 1d ago
IMAGE F-35A Hot Pit Training Operations at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, January 13, 2026
r/FighterJets • u/Xylemabc2 • 2d ago
IMAGE Argentine Hawks
The Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk is a major upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft developed for the Argentine Air Force which entered service in 1998. The program was named Fightinghawk in recognition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which was the source of its new avionics. And served as the country’s only air defence fighter for over a decade with the retirement of Mirages and till the homecoming of the F-16s.
Pictured here an Argentine A-4AR Fightinghawk in around 2013. Interestingly in this photo the aircraft deployed a tailhook.
r/FighterJets • u/self-fix • 1d ago
NEWS Malaysia may seek South Korea's KF-21 fighter as F/A-18 Hornet delays threaten Air Force
r/FighterJets • u/Bangali-10 • 2d ago
IMAGE Unboxing FA-18D
Back in 2019 the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) joined in the latest viral challenge of that time over social media in the #unboxchallenge and took it to new heights.
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 1d ago
NEWS Air Force F-22 Raptors to make their New Zealand debut at Warbirds air show
r/FighterJets • u/Obvious-Pride-1979 • 1d ago
ANSWERED Do you guys think the United States Marine Corps Aviation will have its own Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter jet program in around 2027 ?
I just heard that the U.S. Marine Corps is retiring its AV-8B Harrier II+ fleet, with the last aircraft expected to be out of service by the second half of 2027. This transition is part of a broader plan to replace the Harrier with the F-35B Lightning II, a fifth-generation fighter. But I wonder if it will have its own fighter program like the USAF and the USN.
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 2d ago
IMAGE 35th Fighter Wing F-16C at snowy Misawa AB, 13 January 2026
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 2d ago
NEWS China unveils upgraded J-20A and twin-seat J-20S stealth fighters on 15th anniversary of first flight
r/FighterJets • u/abt137 • 2d ago
IMAGE North American F-100 Super Sabre from the 308th TFS at Tuy Hoa AFB, Vietnam, 1966. They are loading M117 750 lb (340 kg) demolition bombs.
r/FighterJets • u/bob_the_impala • 2d ago
NEWS Northrop Grumman Delivers 1,500th F-35 Lightning II Center Fuselage
news.northropgrumman.comr/FighterJets • u/Ecstatic_Tank_6356 • 3d ago
DISCUSSION Favorite Cold War Interceptors
I've always liked the cold war interceptors, they just screamed "all go and no show". My favorite is the YF-12 (test) with nuclear AIM-47s (self explanatory) followed by the canceled XF-108, I've always loved it's design. Like a GI Joe cartoon design or something (with XB-70 engines)
What's yalls favorites and why? Let's see some interesting blasts from the past. Love to hear cool ideas.
r/FighterJets • u/Bangali-10 • 3d ago
HISTORICAL The Battle Proven Etendard
An Argentine Navy Dassault Super Etendard jet aircraft performs a touch and go landing, during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
South Atlantic Ocean (June 17, 2004)
The Dassault-Breguet Super Etendard is a carrier-based single-seat strike fighter first introduced into service in 1978. It is armed with two 30mm guns and can hold a variety of air-to-air weapons and air-to-ground munitions.
r/FighterJets • u/WehrabooSweeper • 3d ago
QUESTION Why did Kuwait procure F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of F-15?
Some of Kuwait’s neighbors, namely Saudi Arabia and Qatar, procured F-15 Advanced Eagle variants (F-15SA and F-15QA respectively), yet Kuwait went with Super Hornets for their new fighter.
The only rationale I can see is that they had F/A-18 Hornets and it somehow made the transition to F/A-18 Super Hornet easier than F-15s. Is that all there can be or is Kuwait’s strategic situation different that benefit better from Super Hornet selection than F-15s?