The US Navy has christened its newest Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79) during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division. The christening ceremony of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F Kennedy was attended by more than 20,000 members. CVN 79 is …
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A Libyan National Army (LNA) MiG-23ML Fighter Jet was shot down by forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA). The jet was hit over the Yarmouk frontline in southern Tripoli and crashed in Al-Zawiya city and the pilot Amer Jagem was detained after ejecting. A possible second pilot …
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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 Still Remain In Inventory. Here are the events …
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On November 21, 2019, U.S. Africa Command lost an unmanned “remotely piloted aircraft” over Tripoli. According to Reuters report the U.S. military believes that unarmed U.S. Africa Command remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) reported lost over Tripoli, Libya, Nov. 21 was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it …
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In the recent photo published on the Scramble Magazine report, U.S. Navy uses a fleet of commercial helicopters fleet in support of aircraft carriers and other warships. In the below photo, we see two EC225LPs operated by Air Center Helicopters Incorporated performing vertical replenishment on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). ACHI owns …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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