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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 will be packed with new insights into the future of Russian aviation combined with some rare and fascinating projects …

RCCTO must field a prototype Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon by fiscal year 2023. Collaborating across services, RCCTO must produce a common hypersonic glide body, existing trucks and modified trailers with new launchers, and an existing Army command-and-control system. (Graphic by Army RCCTO) According to a recently published article at Army AL&T …

Hong Kong residents woke up morning to images and videos of armored personnel carriers, army trucks, patrol boats, and armed helicopters that had crossed the border from China into the city-state under the cover of night. But Beijing said there was nothing to worry about. The military maneuvers were part …

  A Beechcraft 35-B33 Debonair impacted open field terrain, possible after it struck a powerline, near St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana. The aircraft was destroyed and the three occupants onboard received fatal injures. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, authorities received a report of a plane crash near St. …

An F-15J of Japan Air Self-Defense Force, based at Naha (OKA/ROAH), made an emergency landing at Kadena Airbase (DNA/RODN) due to a trouble on a door of the main landing gear. There were no personal injuries.  The Eagle was on a training flight when the problem happened.  On the morning …

Russia’s defence export agency Rosoboronexport has unveiled the Su-57E, the export variant of its fifth generation fighter aircraft, at the MAKS international air show Russia said the latest aircraft is a priority in marketing plans and preliminary negotiations for foreign buyers will start. “Su-57E is the product for export. Now …