According to a Chinese news site, Russia is in possession of an advanced Israeli interceptor missile that was launched last year in response to Syrian rocket fire. An advanced Israeli surface-to-air missile that was fired from David’s Sling (formerly known as the Magic Wand) missile system was given to Russia …
Read More »Video Shows F-117 Nighthawk Getting Ready For Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
As we have reported earlier, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum is getting an F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Jet. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute are partnering on a permanent static display for the F-117 Nighthawk that bears the nickname “Unexpected Guest.” The display …
Read More »Russian Tu-160 Supersonic Bomber Outrun Two U.S. F-35 Fighter Jets
on Nov. 3, 2019, an unusual incident took place in the skies over the Japanese Sea when Russian Tu-160 supersonic bomber outrun two U.S. F-35 fighter jets that try to intercept bomber performing a surveillance mission. According to the Russian newspaper Vzglyad, with reference to the Chinese edition Sina, wrote that …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Accidentally Dropped Bomb In Japan
An F-16 fighter jet of United States Air Force’s 35th Fighter Wing unintentionally dropped an inert bomb on a pasture five kilometers west out of the Draughon Gunnery Range. The dropped inert bomb which weights 230 kilograms was located in a hole, three meters under the ground. No personal injuries …
Read More »When An SR-71 Blackbird Drag Chute Doors Opened Inadvertently During Flying
In January 1984 a rare incident occurred when the SR-71 Blackbird drag chute doors opened inadvertently at high Mach, creating problems, as RSO Lt. Col. Curt Osterheld (Ret) explains in Col. Richard H. Graham’s book The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: Pilot Lt. Col. Joe Matthews and I were …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Airman Missing After Accidentally Falling From A Plane Into The Gulf Of Mexico
A U.S. Air Force airman serving with a special operations unit is missing after he accidentally fell out of a transport plane into the Gulf of Mexico. The airman was last seen “treading water”. “Dozens” of U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard airplanes and helicopters are reportedly searching an area …
Read More »Italian Navy Helicopter Crash Lands Aboard Caio Duilio Destroyer
On Nov. 6, 2019, around 6.00 PM LT, An AgustaWestland SH101A of the Italian Navy (coded 2-08) crashed aboard the Horizon-class AAW destroyer Caio Duilio. The six crew members survived the crash. SH-101A (EH-101MPH Mod 110) helicopter belonging to the 1° Gruppo Elicotteri (Helicopter Squadron) from Luni of the Italian …
Read More »U.S. To Purchase 478 More F-35 Fighter Jets At Around $71M Apiece
A formation flight of F-35 Lightning IIs over Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Photo courtesy of Darin Russell, Lockheed Martin) The Pentagon on Tuesday announced pricing details for its agreement with Lockheed Martin Co that lowers by 12.7% the cost of the F-35 jets it plans to purchase through 2022, …
Read More »Why U.S. Air Force Urgently Needs New Air to Air Missiles
As we have reported earlier the U.S. starting developing a new AIM-260 future long-range air-to-air missile that will replace AIM-120. The two services are worried that the Chinese, in particular, have begun to outrange American fighter jets with their own advanced air-to-air missiles. The Air Force officer said that the …
Read More »Turkey & Russia Finalizing Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Aircraft Deal
According to Turkish officials, Turkey is close to reaching a deal with Moscow over the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets as well as co-manufacturing some components of the Russian-made jets. Turkish and Russian government officials are in an “advanced stage of negotiations” to finalize a potential deal on Russian-made …
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