A screengrab depicts a rocket-propelled grenade, circled in red, launching towards a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft as it airdrops cargo at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, Sept. 2019. The aircrew assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron was providing an emergency airdrop in support of the Afghan National Army forces …
Read More »Pakistan Air Force To Upgrade F-16 Fighter Jets Fleet With IRST, LANTIRN & Sniper Pods
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has approved an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Pakistani F-16s. The contract has been awarded to Lockheed Martin. The contract involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Sniper, Infrared Search and Track (IRST), and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) navigation pod (fixed …
Read More »Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Is Reportedly Undergoing Unmanned Flight Testing
According to RIA Novosti, an arm of the Russian state media services, Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter is reportedly undergoing unmanned flight testing. The Su-57 is flying unmanned at an undisclosed location in Russia. Novosti cites an unmanned source that claims that the fighter is flying with a pilot, but the …
Read More »U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Returns To Flight-After Being Grounded For 8 Years
A U.S. flag in the cockpit of an FA-18F Super Hornet from the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 during a break in support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Daniel Hilligrass/Released) After more than eight years of dormancy on the flight line, F/A-18F …
Read More »Two U.S. Air Force Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet From Eglin Air Force Base Has Crashed In Last Four Days
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. © Steve Thorne © Getty Images For the second time in the last four days, a fifth-generation fighter jet of U.S. Air Force has crashed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. 1) U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Crashed Upon Landing At Eglin …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Crashed Upon Landing At Eglin Air Force Base
An F-35A Lightning II Fighting flies past the Wasatch Mountains by Hill Air Force Base (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee) The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II crashed upon landing during a night training exercise under unknown circumstances. The aircraft was assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron …
Read More »Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 Helicopter Crashes Near Moscow Killing 3 Crew Members
Russia – Air Force Credits: Igor Dvurekov A Russian military helicopter crashed Tuesday evening, killing its three crew members, news agency RIA Novosti reported. “A Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian aerospace that was on a training flight crash landed 20 kilometers of the settlement of Klin, Moscow region, in a desolate …
Read More »12 Years After Retirement F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Just Flew A Mission
Video by Burke Baker – 2D Audiovisual Squadron Although the iconic Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was officially retired from active service in 2008 but the U.S. Air Force is still flying the stealth aircraft at Tonopah Test Range (TTR). According to a few reports, Decade After F-117 Stealth Jets Retirement 51 Nighthawk …
Read More »Russia Reportedly Begins Egyptian Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jet Production
Sukhoi-35 fighter © Marina Lystseva/TASS Russia’s Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has begun serial production of Egypt’s new advanced Su-35 super flanker multirole fighter jet, signed under a 2018 contract, according to an independent Russian military source. Russia’s news agency, TASS, quoting military diplomatic source, reported that was launched the …
Read More »U.S. Launches Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Into Orbit For Classified Mission
U.S. Air Force @usairforce Photo by Jeremy Webster The U.S. Space Force has launched the next X-37B unmanned spacecraft into orbit for a classified mission. America’s most experienced space launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the X-37B orbital test vehicle for the U.S. Space Force at 9:14 am …
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