Two Qatar Emiri Air Force training jet collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The incident was announced on the ministry’s Twitter account without mention of the date or time of the incident. “During a training flight a collision occurred between …
Read More »U.S. Air Force sent its reconnaissance and ballistic missile detection aircraft to Persian Gulf
U.S. Air Force sent RC-135S Cobra Ball reconnaissance and ballistic missile detection aircraft to the Persian Gulf The Cobra Ball’s sent to the Persian Gulf comes after increasing tensions between the US and Iran have worsened since Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and several world …
Read More »Things You Might Not Know About The P-38 Lightning
Lockheed P-38L Lightning at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, marked as a P-38J of the 55th Fighter Squadron, based in England. Via Wikipedia The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 …
Read More »China unveils New aircraft carrier-based flying wing stealth drones concept
Chinese fighter jet manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation offered a glimpse into the future of what a flying wing stealth drone might look like for use with aircraft carriers, Global Times reported. To mark the 50th anniversary of Shenyang J-8’s maiden flight, the company, under the state-owned Aviation Industry of China, …
Read More »Google denies working on touchscreen tech for new Chinese J-20 stealth fighter jet
Google has denied contributing expertise to the Chinese military in building a new touchscreen tool for its new Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter aircraft The tech giant said that it had no role in the military aspect of touchscreen research that could potentially give an advantage to Chinese fighter jets in …
Read More »IAF Air Traffic Control officer confusion caused Budgam ‘friendly fire’ Mi-17 chopper crash
Six IAF personnel and a civilian were killed when the helicopter disintegrated and crashed in Budgam on the day that Indian and Pakistani jets squared off along the Line of Control following the IAF airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan. See Details: 6 IAF Officers & 1 Civilian Killed In IAF Mi-17 helicopter …
Read More »Russia claims that New S-500 Missile Systems Can Tackle Attack From Space
Sergei Chemezov, chief executive of the country’s defence industry, said that Russia had recently started manufacturing the sophisticated S-500 surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile systems. During an interview with the Russian daily Krasnaya Zvezda, Yuri Muravkin, The deputy chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ anti-aircraft missile troops claims that Brand-New S-500 Missile …
Read More »Original SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Helmet available on eBay for US $17,995.00
The original SR-71 Blackbird Space Pilot Helmet comes with the original carrying bag is Currently available on eBay for the only US $17,995.00 Grab your chance to buy on eBay an ultra-rare Original SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Helmet. Furthermore, the seller has included “a rare t-shirt and two patches that come from Edwards Air …
Read More »U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake evacuated after earthquake
on July 6, 2019, following earthquakes up to 7.1 magnitudes in the Ridgecrest area, Rear Admiral Bette Bolivar, Commander Navy Region Southwest, has issued an evacuation order for Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The facility has been declared not mission capable until further notice and is open only for …
Read More »USAF Warns Public Not to Go Near after A-10 Mistakenly Drops three BDU-33 Training Munitions
on Jul. 1, 2019 at approximately 1:15 p.m. U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog accidentally dropped bombs on Florida after ‘bird strike’ A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23d Fighter Group suffered a bird strike which caused an inadvertent release of three BDU-33s, a small non-explosive training munition Thankfully, the bombs were …
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