The US has spent decades, and hundreds of billions of dollars, on developing “fifth-generation” low-observable aircraft, such as the F-22 and F-35, but recently according to an Unofficial Instagram account of a Russian fighter pilot Russian Su-35S fighter jets intercepted U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria using IRST. Russian Sukhoi Su-35S pilot …
Read More »T-6 Texan II Aircraft “Elephant Walk”at JBSA Texas
T-6 Texan II Aircraft Elephant Walk at JBSA Texas. on Oct. 26, 2018, T-6 Texan II single-engine, two-seat turboprop primary trainer aircraft from the 559th Flying Training Squadron and the 39th FTS participated in an “Elephant Walk” at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Although Elephant Walks are commonly performed …
Read More »“Cockpit Cat Fight” between two Female Navigators on their First Mission
“Cockpit Cat Fight” between two Female Navigators on their First Mission. Jay Lacklen is a former C-5 pilot with 12,500 flying hours and the author of two books, Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey and Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey Volume Two: Military Airlift Command. …
Read More »China Ready to Surprises world at Zhuhai Airshow with the New weapon
China Ready to Surprises world at Zhuhai Airshow with the New weapon. Zhuhai Airshow Surprises: New Aircraft Carriers, New J-20 Camouflage schemes, New Flying Boat, New Drones and J-10B with thrust vectoring China continues to emerge as the most dynamic region for defense program development and introductions among the superpowers. The …
Read More »Russian fighters intercepted Rafales and KC-10 Extender over Syria
Russian fighters intercepted Rafales and KC-10 Extender over Syria. Tensions rise in Syria as Russian fighters intercepted French Rafales and US KC-10 Extender over Syria An unofficial Instagram account of Russian pilot posted a video showing intercept of a couple of French Rafale fighter jets with a U.S. Air Force …
Read More »Did a baby survive Indonesian plane crash?
Fact-check: Did a baby survive an Indonesian plane crash? An image shared thousands of times on social media claims to show a baby being rescued from a Lion Air plane that crashed in Indonesia with 189 people on board. Lion Air Boeing 737 plane crashes with 188 People On-board However, …
Read More »Black box recovered from wreckage of sunken Lion Air Flight JT610
Black box recovered from the wreckage of sunken Lion Air Flight JT610.Indonesian navy divers on Thursday (Nov 1) recovered the black box of downed Lion Air flight JT610 which holds vital clues on what caused Indonesia’s worst aviation disaster in two decades. The navy team located the device at a …
Read More »Helicopter hits power, burns, and crashes – 2 killed, 2 survive
Helicopter hits power, burns, and crashes – 2 killed, 2 survive. Harrowing video shows an upstate New York helicopter crash that killed two occupants and injured two others after the craft struck power lines during repair work, according to police and local reports. The Aerospatiale AS355 burst into flames after coming …
Read More »25 dead in an Army helicopter crash in Afghanistan
25 dead in an Army helicopter crash in Afghanistan. An army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 people on board, including a top commander and the head of the provincial council key in fighting off a Taliban attack in May, officials said. The Taliban claimed its militants brought …
Read More »Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Huge Floating Dry Dock Has Accidentally Sunk
Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Huge Floating Dry Dock Accidentally Sunk. one of the world’s largest floating dry docks, known as PD-50, has sunk while Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was aboard. According to reports, the dry dock began to sink suddenly, collapsing cranes onto the carrier’s deck and sending shipyard …
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