on Apr. 22, 1996 a  mid-air  Collision occurred between two F/A-18As (BuNo. 162454 and BuNo. 162475) from VFC-12 Fighting Omars. The two Hornets, along with another F/A-18, were playing the MiG-29 role during a Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program sortie. Flown by the Flight Lead LCDR Greg “Stubby” Stubbs and …

  A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, killing 18 people on board. The helicopter collided with another helicopter during takeoff. UTair’s Mi-8 helicopter 25640 was flying from Vankor to Kharkasale. During the take-off it struck cargo hanging from the landing gear of another Mi-8 helicopter,” said a spokesperson. The …

According to the Daily Star Article, RUSSIAN fighter jets were mobilized five times this week to head off foreign military aircraft flying towards its territory. The Russian Air Force planes chased away 22 foreign aircraft of unknown nationality during the past week, according to reports. The foreign planes were escorted away …

  Project Habakkuk was an ill-fated projected designed to harness natural resources into weapons of war. It did not go well. In 1942, British ships were facing major threats from German U-Boats. Supplies were scarce, and German submarines were taking down British supply ships, preventing them from reaching their final …

XB-70 Valkyrie is the largest and fastest bomber that the US ever built. It was 185 feet long,105 feet wide And 30 feet tall. The XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise at Mach 3 and could hit altitudes of 70,000 feet. Related Article: XB-70 Valkyrie Mid-air collision with NASA F-104N Starfighter But the …

Scary Video was shot from the cockpit on an A-6 Intruder that was about to land on USS Carl Vinson in the Indian Ocean. A night carrier trap landing is always a challenging task, even more so if a generator failure occurs during the approach. One of the most demanding tasks …

Article Source: Defence Blog The newest defense and combat technologies’ development is changing our world. They are helping soldier turning them into a modern fighting machine on the battlefield. It is expected that in the near future the US military will be able to receive a mechanical third hand that …

Airbus Beluga XL ‘flying whale’ Made its Maiden Flight The new BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) landed at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, France, at 2:41 p.m. local time on Thursday after a flight of four hours and 11 minutes. According to Airbus, the first of five aircraft has successfully finished its first test flight. …

Amelie Windel is a British born aerobatic pilot based in Sydney. she has more than six years experience in flying. In the below videos she is flying an Extra 300L aerobatic plane Amelie Windel Biography I was gifted a trial flying lesson at age fifteen and became hooked almost immediately. I started the …

Read more news on Defense Headlines According to a report in The Star Online newspaper on 31 July, Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has confirmed that Royal Malaysian Air Force continues to face maintenance problems and a lack of spare parts of its Russian-made fighter jet fleet The Defence Minister said …