According to The Times of India, The first squadron of Su-30MKI jet fighters, armed with an air-based version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles entered service in the Indian Air Force Monday. According to the article, the planes will enter service during a ceremony set to take place at Thanjavur Air …
Read More »Tom Cruise Was Only Actor Who Could Handle G-force During Top Gun Filming: Report
Credits: Paramount Pictures (Screenshot from Top Gun: Maverick new trailer) Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed that all the cast had flight training so they could ‘get used to the G-forces’ to stop them from vomiting in the air. While Tom Cruise was feeling “the need for speed” …
Read More »Unique Unmanned Autonomous Helicopter Spotted On USS Montgomery
On Jan. 12, 2020 unique unmanned autonomous helicopter spotted on USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a live-fire exercise. USS Montgomery (LCS 8) is on a rotational deployment to USINDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, …
Read More »Three Dead After RFS Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules Crashed While Fire Fighting In Australia
Three American firefighters have died after a Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules water tanker plane crashed while battling a blaze in southern NSW. Earlier this afternoon, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said it had “lost contact” with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules being used in water bombing operations in the Snowy Monaro …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team Announces New Pilot
In a Nellis Air Force Base press release U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team Announces New Pilot U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson takes over as the new F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, Jan. 21, 2020, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Gunderson, who goes by the callsign “Cabo,” will …
Read More »How U.S. Air Force Modified F-15 Streak Eagle Jet To Set 8 World Records
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Streak Eagle is currently in storage at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This aircraft can be viewed on the Behind the Scenes Tours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock) The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, high performance, all-weather air …
Read More »Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M Overruns Runway At Accra Air Force Base
Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M military transport plane is reported to have crashed at the Air Force Base in Accra during a routine engine run exercise a few hours ago. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. during a routine engine run at the base, a statement from the Ghana Armed …
Read More »Salvadoran Air Force Training Aircraft Crashed Into A House: Pilot & Co-pilot Died
Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña (Salvadoran Air Force) ENAER T-35B-3 Pillán training aircraft was maneuvering to land at Ilopango International Airport (ILS/MSSS) when it clipped a tree and crashed into a house. The two pilots onboard received fatal injuries and there was no reported ground injures. Authorities reported that the aircraft, model …
Read More »Iran Confirms Two TOR-M1 Missiles Fired At Doomed Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752
Iran has confirmed that two Tor-M1 surface-to-air missiles were fired at the Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 that crashed near Tehran earlier this month. The Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran (CAOI) said the Russian-made missiles were launched from the north. The country’s civil aviation authority said it has yet to receive …
Read More »Amid Iran Tensions France Deploys Charles De Gaulle Aircraft Carrier In Middle East
The French Navy has deployed the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region between the Western Bloc and their allies and the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Emmanuel Macron, France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its …
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