A B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., approaches the runway at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 9, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III) A U.S. Air ForceF Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber sustained minor damage during an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force …
Read More »Kratos Air Wolf Tactical Drone Successfully Completes Test Flight At Burns Flat
The newly approved Burns Flat Test Range and Facility is an important new strategic asset available to Kratos, enabling Kratos to accelerate its drone testing and demonstration, further increasing Kratos’ ability to rapidly develop and demonstrate jet drones, supporting subsystems, and other tactical systems and aircraft (Picture source: Kratos) Kratos …
Read More »Kratos Unveils XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV At MSPO 2021
Radio Kielce screen grab U.S.-based drone-maker Kratos Defense & Security Solutions unveil its XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle on the international market at the 29th International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO 2021 in Poland. The XQ-58A is a low-cost tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) designed to deliver a combination of …
Read More »When French Air Force Destroyed Entire Ivorian Air Force
Credits: Unknown via Tom Antonov In 2004, an armed conflict took place between France and Côte d’Ivoire in which French Airforce destroyed entire Ivorian Airforce. On 6 November 2004, Ivorians launched an air attack on French peacekeepers in the northern part of Côte d’Ivoire who were stationed there as part …
Read More »Ivorian Air Force Mil Mi-24D Crashes near Ferkessedougou Killing 5 Onboard
Ivory Coast’s Defense Ministry said Friday that all five people aboard a military helicopter on a reconnaissance mission that went missing on its northern border died in a crash. The MI 24 attack helicopter was located 2 kilometers (1 mile) north of Togolokaye, the ministry said in a statement. “All …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Unveils Prototype Of X-59 QueSST Supersonic Plane
Credit: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corp has released a photo of the first prototype of its supersonic X-plane, the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST), during the beginning of the final assembly process. X-59 QueSST (Quiet Supersonic Technology) will be used to collect community response data on the acceptability of a …
Read More »Indian Media Air Video Game Clip Accusing PAF Of Attacking Panjshir
The Indian media has accused Pakistan Air Force (PAF) of aerial bombing in Panjshir valley, Afghanistan by playing fake videos from a game. Several news channels including India Today, Republic TV, Times Now Navbharat, and Zee News ran footage of what they claimed to be visuals of Pakistan army’s support …
Read More »Fact check: Viral Picture Of PAF F-16 Shutdown In Panjshir Is fake
Some Twitter users shared a picture of a fighter jet claiming it showed a Pakistan Air Force plane that was shot down by resistance fighters in Afghanistan’s Panjshir valley, but a fact check shows the picture is actually from 2018 in the United States. A Twitter account purportedly claiming to …
Read More »JMSDF Kawasaki P-1 Veered Off The Runway At Gifu Airbase
Photo via News24Live Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kawasaki P-1 plane veered off runway 28 to the right. No injuries were reported. The nose landing gear seems to be retracted or collapsed in the scene photos. On 7 September 2021, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kawasaki P-1 with serial 5533 veered …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Developing Torpedoes Like Anti-ship Smart Bombs
Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron supported a test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin) The U.S. Air Force is exploring ways to achieve more lethality with air-launched weapons …
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