A Caribbean Airlines aircraft crashed into the terminal building at the Piarco International Airport on Wednesday night causing extensive damage. According to CAL, at approximately 11:15 p.m. the ATR-72 aircraft, 9Y-TTA, was being taxied from the ramp at the Piarco International Airport to an aircraft hangar when it came into …
Read More »Satellite images reviewed by Reuters show buildings still standing at IAF bombing site
High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the group’s training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants. The images produced by Planet …
Read More »Russia Releases Video Of A Su-27 Flanker Intercepting A U.S. RC-135
Yesterday, Russian MoD released a clip showing a Flanker approaching a high-flying RC-135 somewhere over the Baltic Sea. Interesting, even though it does not show anything nefarious. Russian means of controlling the airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea detected an air target approaching the state border of …
Read More »The Air Force’s Crazy idea of Boeing 747 Airborne Aircraft Carrier Concept
In the early 1970s, Boeing conducted a study under a contract from the USAF for an airborne aircraft carrier for up to 10 Boeing Model 985-121 “micro fighters”, with the ability to launch, retrieve, re-arm, and refuel the micro fighters. Boeing believed that the scheme would be able to deliver …
Read More »US deploys advanced THAAD missile defense system in Israel
The U.S. military has deployed its most advanced air and missile defense system to Israel for the first time, the U.S. and Israeli military officials said on Monday. The deployment comes as both countries have been especially critical of Iran’s ballistic missile programs, but also reflects a contingency plan that …
Read More »Satellite images show North Korean Rebuilding Dismantled Nuclear Launch missile Site
Satellite images appear to show that North Korea has begun rebuilding a portion of a facility previously used to test long-range missile engines, analysts said Tuesday, raising potential questions about the future of US-North Korea negotiations. The Center for Strategic Studies’ Beyond Parallel project and 38 North, both respected North …
Read More »See How SR-71 Blackbird that was saved by a Tanker after a Double-Engine Flameout over Northern Laos
Today we will share with you an Unknown Story of the SR-71 Blackbird that was saved by a Tanker after a Double-Engine Flameout over Northern Laos Col. David P. Dempster recalls in Richard H. Graham’s book SR-71 Blackbird Stories, Tales and Legends: on 19 April 1968, *Jim Watkins and …
Read More »Drone-catching eagle photo goes viral – Can an Eagle Catch a Drone?
Drone-catching eagle photo goes viral Can an Eagle Catch a Drone? In February 2019, an image supposedly showing an eagle catching a drone was widely circulated on Facebook along with the caption “The Picture of the Century. Nature defeats Technology”: The image received thousands of likes and comments and got shared over half …
Read More »Air China plane carrying 188 passengers forced to make emergency landing in Russia
Dramatic video captured a mad scramble to safety by passengers aboard an Air China flight from Beijing to Los Angeles after it made an emergency landing in Russia over fears of a fire on board. The Boeing 777 was carrying 188 passengers on the 12-hour flight Monday when alarms sounded …
Read More »Worst 30 days for Indian Air Force: Lost seven Jets and one Helicopter
During a press conference of IAF Chief B S Dhanoa a News reporter Jeevan form Rajasthan Patrika raised the issue on the high number of Crash of IAF jet. He pointed out that In February 2019 IAF lost 6 Aircraft and 9 pilots. Here is IAF Chief B S Dhanoa …
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