Credits: Paramount Pictures On Mar 29, 2022, a new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick dropped giving fans a better idea of what to expect from the sequel to the 1986 classic. The adrenalin-infused trailer shows the Hollywood actor reviving his iconic role of Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell after 30 years. …

During Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird gathered intelligence in some of the world’s most hostile environments. In the aftermath of Gary Powers being shot down over the Soviet Union in a U2 spy plane, Lockheed’s Skunk Works division was charged with designing a plane that could fly in the 90,000 …

Credits: Boeing Australia Boeing’s Australian subsidiary named its new uncrewed combat aerial vehicle, officially dubbing it the MQ-28A “Ghost Bat.”  The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat, previously known as the Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) and the Loyal Wingman project, is a stealth, multi-role, unmanned aerial vehicle in development by Boeing …

Image credit: ROK MOD On Mar. 24, 2022, North Korea test-launched the new Hwasongpho-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch was carried out at the Pyongyang International Airport. The ICBM was test-fired vertically, from a Transporter Erector Launcher and flew 1,090 kilometers for 4,052 seconds reaching the highest altitude of 6,248.5 …

A USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, assigned to 325th Fighter Wing, experienced a mishap upon landing at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the pilot was transported for medical …

Credits: Russian Aerospace Forces On Mar. 18, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian forces made use of the Kinzhal hypersonic aero-ballistic missiles to destroy a large underground warehouse of missiles and aviation ammunition of Ukrainian troops in the village of Delyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, in Ukraine. No …

Credits: Ukroboronprom Ukroboronprom a Ukrainian defense contractor is offering to pay Russian pilots who defect with working aircraft payments of up to $1 million and “the issuance of citizenship in a free country”. Ukroboronprom has promised to pay up to $1 million in U.S. dollars for fighter jets and $500,000 …

Credits: SSSCIP Ukraine A video was shared on social media showing a Russian Air Force destroyed Kamov Ka-52 helicopter with a tail number RF-13411. According to Ukrainian Armed Forces In the Nikolaev area, the Russian combat helicopter Ka-52 is brought down. The ground forces of the Armed Forces informAnother Ka-52 …

Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000-5EI – Credits: Toshiro Aoki  The Republic Of China Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5EI crashed under unknown circumstances into the sea off Chihhang AB (RCQS). The pilot ejected safely and was rescued. On 14 March 2022 at around 11:25 hrs LT, Chung-Hua Min Guo Kong Jun …

Credits: UkraineEnglishUpdates Russia uses small kamikaze drones known as KUB in attacks on the Ukrainian capital this week. One of the drones was shot down in the Podil neighborhood in Kyiv. The drone, which was shot down over Kyiv, contained explosives (plastids) with metal balls to inflict maximum human damage. …