All of us feel the need for speed to get the new Top Gun sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick” releasing this year. Top Gun: Maverick will feature the Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. So far, we knew about only two specially painted F/A-18 Super Hornets used as the “Hero Jet” in …
Read More »For The First Time USAF B-2 Bombers Flew Alongside With RNoAF F-35 Fighter Jets
A U.S. B-2A Spirit bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing and Royal Netherlands air force F-35A conduct aerial operations in support of Bomber Task Force Europe 20-2 over the North Sea March 18, 2020. Bomber missions provide opportunities to train and work with NATO allies and theater partners in …
Read More »Russia Sends 14 IL-76 Military Transport Aircraft Carrying Covid-19 Response Group To Help Italy Fight Coronavirus Outbreak
At the Chkalovsky airfield in the Moscow region, 9 Il-76 aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation are concentrated, which over the past night, along with trained crews, were quickly transferred from the Pskov, Ulyanovsk and Orenburg regions. (Photo: Russian Aerospace Forces/Ministry of Defense) On March 23rd and 24th, Russia …
Read More »Tom Cruise Refused To Use Computer-generated Imagery In Top Gun: Maverick
Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick is set in a world of drone technology and fifth-generation fighters along with exploring the end of the era of dogfighting. Maverick (once again played by Tom Cruise) is now a flight instructor, who takes Bradley Bradshaw (played by Miles Teller), the son of …
Read More »Indonesian Air Force CASA CN-295M Transport Aircraft Hit By Ground Fire While Flying At An Altitude Of 4800 Feet
Polish Air Force CASA C-295M – Credits: Chris Lofting via Wikipedia An Indonesian Air Force CASA CN-295M military transport plane was hit by ground fire while flying at an altitude of 4800 feet. There were five bullet holes in the right-wing. There were no personal injuries. The aircraft was fired …
Read More »Japan Air Force C-130H Hercules Made Emergency Landing At Nagoya Airfield
A Lockheed C-130H Hercules of Japan Air Self-Defense Force, based at Komaki/Nagoya, made an emergency landing due to unreported trouble on the plane. There were no personal injuries. According to the Air Self Defense Force, on the morning of the 23rd, trouble occurred in the airplane belonging to the Air …
Read More »Chinese Fighter Jets To Get New Low Observable Coatings To Make Them Harder To Detect
Flypast of the Chengdu J-20 during the opening of Airshow China in Zhuhai – Credits: Alert5 Via Wikipedia People’s Liberation Army Air Force Aircraft are to be painted with “low observable” coatings that will make them harder to detect. Chinese military aircraft are to be painted with “low observable” coatings …
Read More »Russia Sends Covid-19 Response Group To Rescue Italy To Counter Coronavirus Outbreak
on March 22, the Russian Aerospace Forces are preparing to sends the Covid-19 response group to rescue Italy to counter the coronavirus outbreak. Russia will provide teams of doctors, protective gear and medical equipment to Italy to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision followed an appeal by Italian PM …
Read More »U.S. Navy Enginers Hoisted EA-18G Growler Fighter Jet For Testing Of Next Generation Jammer Pod
Two Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pods, attached to an EA-18G Growler, undergo testing in the Air Combat Environmental Test and Evaluation Facility anechoic chamber at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo) The U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) developmental pod recently completed a portion of developmental …
Read More »Mexican Navy Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter Crashed In A Soccer Field, 1 Dead & 20 injured
The Mexican Navy Black Hawk was trying to land in poor visibility when it crashed in a soccer field, one officer was fatally injured while 20 sailors were injured The helicopter which was participating in a security operation, fell to the ground when it tried to land on a sports …
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