Belgium is in the middle of a major revamp of its air force and is planning to replace the ageing F-16 fighter fleet, which was designed and built in the US. Belgium has opened a 3.5 billion dollar tender for the replacement ageing F-16 fighter fleet with new multi-role aircraft. …

F-16 Fighter Jets Preflight + Takeoff/Landing At Nellis AFB F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and ground crews from the 119th Fighter Squadron (New Jerseys Air National Guard) perform pre-flight checks prior to taxi, takeoffs and landings. Filmed at Nellis Air Force Base during air combat exercise Red Flag 16-3 on July …

The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design was a finalist in the USAF’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, battling the Lockheed YF-22 for a production contract. Two YF-23 prototypes were built, nicknamed “Black …

Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle or animal goes from the ground to flying in the air. For aircraft that take off horizontally, this usually involves starting with a transition from moving along the ground on a runway. For balloons, helicopters and some specialized fixed-wing …

The Mach Loop also known as the Machynlleth Loop consists of a series of valleys in the United Kingdom in west-central Wales, notable for their use as low-level training areas for fast jet aircraft. In addition, The system of valleys lies 8 miles east of Barmouth and is nestled between …

Climb aboard on Blue Angel 4 in the “slot” position and Experience the Blue Angels in 360-degree video Situated at the back corner of the Angels’ signature diamond formation you’ll see the F/A-18 Hornets flying inches from each other as they execute breathtaking maneuvers Blue Angels pilots are renowned for …

Pentagon releases video it says shows airstrike on forces shelling a US-backed position in Syria The US military has released footage it says came from a massive battle that reports have indicated took place between Russian military contractors and the US and its Syrian allies last week. The battle, wherein …

The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive launched through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, and France and Luxembourg on the Western Front towards the end of World War II. The Wehrmacht’s code name for the offensive was Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (“Operation …

Battle of the Heligoland   image from cranstonfinearts The Battle of the Heligoland Bight was the first “named” air battle of the Second World War, which began the longest air campaign of the war, the Defence of the Reich. On 3 September 1939, the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany …

On 19 December in 1941, limpet mines placed by Italian divers sink the HMS Valiant (1914) and HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) in Alexandria harbour. The Raid on Alexandria was carried out on 19 December 1941 by Italian Navy divers, members of the Decima Flottiglia MAS, who attacked and disabled two …