Production prototype of Terrafugia Transition at N.Y. Int’l Auto Show in April 2012 – Credits: Terrafugia_–_2012_ The U.S. Air Force has made the first move to potentially bring non-traditional “flying car”-type aircraft into its inventory. The U.S. Air Force has officially started its search for a “flying car” able to …
Read More »Czech & Hungarian Air Force Fighter Jets Scrambled After PIA Boeing 777 Loses Radio Contact Over Europe
On 27 February, A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200 operating Flight PK-786 from London Heathrow to Islamabad lost radio contact for a space of about 50 minutes. According to reports by The Aviation Herald, ATC first lost contact with Flight PK-786 whilst in German airspace. After passing into Czech airspace, …
Read More »Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe Becomes First Female F-35A Demo Team Pilot
U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe has been named the new F-35A Demo Team Pilot for the 2020 and 2021 air demonstration season. Capt. Wolfe becomes the first female F-35A Demo Team pilot and only the second USAF F-35A Demo Team Pilot in history. Wolfe will pilot the military’s …
Read More »Turkish Anka-S Drone Reportedly Shot Down By Syrian Air Defense Over Idlib
On Mar. 1, 2020, two Syrian Arab Air Force Su-24 jets and a Turkish Anka-S drone were reportedly shot down over the Idlib region, in northwest Syria, where tensions have escalated after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike by Damascus prompting Ankara to ramp up its attack against …
Read More »Turkish Air Force F-16 Shot Down Two Syrian Air Force SU-24 Aircraft Over Idlib
Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jets shot down two Syrian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 warplanes over the Syrian province of Idlib, the country’s state-run news agency SANA reported. According to the report, the pilots ejected safely and landed in the government-controlled area. #İdlib güneyi Cebel ez-Zaviye Bölgesi'nde düşürülen Rejim'e ait …
Read More »Greece Sends Helicopters, Naval warships & Commandos To Block Refugee Wave Out Of Turkey
Following the military escalation between the Russian-backed Syrian army and the Turkish regime, combined with announcements from Turkey that it would be making good on previous threats to flood Europe with migrants, Greece has completely sealed off its border with Turkey. Greece sealed its key land Kastanies border crossing with …
Read More »SpaceX’s Founder Elon Musk Tells Air Force Pilots: ‘The Fighter Jet Era Has Passed’
Elon Musk, the chief engineer of SpaceX, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, and program executive officer for space, during a question-and-answer session on the first day of U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day, Nov. 5, 2019, San Francisco, Calif. (U.S. …
Read More »Turkey Releases Videos Of Missile & Air Strikes On Syrian Army Targets
As we have reported earlier, At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces, Turkish officials said, raising the specter of a full-blown conflict. In response Turkey says it hit 200 government targets in response, “neutralizing” 309 …
Read More »At Least 33 Turkish Soldiers killed In Syrian Air Force Airstrike In Idlib
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces, Turkish officials said, raising the specter of a full-blown conflict. Thirty-five soldiers were injured in the attack and have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, according to officials. …
Read More »Chinese Navy Warship Fired Laser At U.S. P-8A Poseidon Surveillance Aircraft: Report
According to U.S. Navy a Chinese Navy warship fired a military-grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft while it was flying over the Pacific Ocean, an action that the US Navy called “unsafe and unprofessional.” The People’s Republic of China “navy destroyer’s actions were unsafe and unprofessional,” US Pacific …
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