MAKS is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Moscow, Russia. Air show is packed with new insights into the future of Russian aviation combined with some rare and fascinating projects from …
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A US Navy’s T-45C Goshawk began Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, according to a picture released on August 27. The new advanced arresting gear system, or AAG, will replace the traditional arresting cable on the …
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U.S. President Donald Trump released an official and relatively high resolution annotated U.S. intelligence image of the recent failed space launch at Iran’s Imam Khomeini Space Center via Twitter and confirmed that it involved a Safir space launch vehicle. Trump also declared that the United States had no hand in …
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According to the research by Bidlink.net F/A-18 Super Hornet Fuel Tank Valve Prices Double After Company Was Sold It’s not uncommon to see the cost of military spare parts increase when they are sole source or after a company is sold. After reviewing NSN procurement history on a manual check valve …
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An Iranian rocket apparently exploded on the pad today (Aug. 29), marking the third launch failure of 2019 for the nation. The ill-fated attempt originated from Imam Khomeini Space Center in northern Iran, NPR reported, citing satellite imagery captured by the San Francisco-based company Planet. Satellite imagery published by the Planet …
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According to The War Zone recent Report More than a decade after the F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack jet’s official retirement, the Air Force still has 51 of the aircraft in its inventory and has not destroyed any of the aircraft since 2008, despite a Congressional mandate two years ago to …
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A lot of pictures are doing the rounds on the Internet in which Cruise is seen learning how to paraglide under the watchful eye of an instructor, reports dailymail.co.uk. It seems the Hollywood superstar has been honing his adventure acumen in the wake of shooting for his forthcoming action film, …
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On 19 September during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 an American F-86 Sabre jet fighter of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) accidentally shot down an Indian-registered civilian Beechcraft Model 18 twin-engine light aircraft carrying Balwantrai Mehta, who at the time was the chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, …
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber Inspired Indian motorcycle (Image Credits Via scottshotrods) The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances, becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the …
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Captain Mariangela Valentini, 32, the first female fighter pilot in Italian Air Force history lost her life on the line of duty. She was killed 5 years ago, on 19 August 2014 in a Mid-air collision of two Tornado GR4 aircraft, while flying as a pilot officer in the first …
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