Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird #959 Big Tail was taking fuel from Boeing KC-135Q Stratotanker.(Credits: U.S. Air Force) In this post, we will share with you a video of KC-135Q tanker refueling Mach 3 SR- 71 Blackbird spy plane. The cool video in this post shows a rendezvous between an SR-71 Mach …
Read More »Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M Fighter Jet Crashed After A Technical Malfunction
An Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M fighter jet crashed after a technical malfunction. According to preliminary information, the Egyptian pilot baled out; there is no information about the state of his health. A specialized technical committee is currently identifying the technical error that led to the crash, Egypt’s military spokesman Tamer …
Read More »National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Crashed In Minnesota
According to a National Guard spokesperson, a Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter with three people aboard has been located after it went down during a flight from an Army aviation facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Black Hawk lost communication with the tower about 2:05 p.m. on Thursday while it …
Read More »Indian MoD Approves Navy’s Plan To Buy Six Boeing P-8I Anti-Submarine Warfare
The Indian Government has cleared a potential procurement of Boeing-built P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft as part of a wider spending plan to boost the country’s defence capabilities. The purchase of additional Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the Indian navy has received government approval – but only six aircraft are …
Read More »Royal Canadian Air Force Can Force One Grounded After A Hangar Crash
Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-150 Polaris VIP aircraft, known also as Can Force One, is grounded until at least next summer after the aircraft has suffered damage to its nose and right engine cowling during a towing accident. According to the Canadian Armed Forces, the plane — used to transport …
Read More »How USSR Spied On Chinese Nuclear Tests By Using A Radiation Sampling MiG-25RR Foxbat Variant
Russian Air Force MiG-25RB – Credits: Alex Beltyukov via Wikipedia China’s PLA tested its first nuclear weapon in 1964 and its first thermonuclear weapon just three years later in 1967. Testing continued until 1996, and the military continued to develop higher payload weapons with smaller and lighter warheads to allow …
Read More »Saab Unveils Gripen E Fighter Jet In New Color Scheme
On December 3, 2019, Saab AB releases first images of a close-up view of Swedish Air Force Saab Gripen E “6002” in a brand new color scheme. Saab has just released an extremely interesting photo of a Gripen E, the new multirole variant of the Jas-39 Gripen fighter, based on …
Read More »Russian Pilot Share Details Of SU-27 Mock Dogfight With Nato F-16S
Two Air National Guard F-16s fly in formation with two Ukraine SU-27s over Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine while a chase plane sits in the background. (Photo by Master Sgt. James D. Berg) Western aircraft usually probed Soviet air defenses during the Cold War. Those aircraft were often intercepted by Su-27s. …
Read More »Venezuela Buying New Russian Fighter Jets & Helicopters – U.S. Reports
United States’ special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams has claimed that Venezuela had signed a major contract for acquisitions of new Russian arms, which included Flanker air superiority fighters and Mi-171 military transport helicopters. Venezuela currently operates the heaviest and arguably the most capable fighters in the Americas outside the …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Crashed During Landing At Kunsan Air Base
A US Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16CM, of the 8th FW “Wolf Pack”, crashed when approaching the runway at Kunsan K-8 Air Base, located at Gunsan Airport (KUV/RKJK). The pilot ejected safely with minor injuries. The unidentified pilot was transferred to a local medical facility after sustaining minor injuries. …
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