Credits: USAF The United States Department of Defense public portfolio has an image of a mysterious SR-71 Blackbird-Looking Tow Target. In the image it can be seen that the Air Force personnel working on an elongated black drone-like aircraft that is reminiscent in shape of the SR-71 Blackbird, but far …
Read More »Philippine Air Force MD520MG Helicopter Crash Off Bohol Coast
A Philippine Air Force MD-520MG Light Attack Helicopter. Taken during the 2013 Philippine Air Force Static Display at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Philippines – Credits: Roy Kabanlit The Philippine Air Force McDonnell Douglas MD520MG helicopter, operated by the 15th Strike Wing, crashed into the sea as a …
Read More »J-20 Stealth Fighter Likely To Integrate 2D Thrust Vectoring Engines
J-20 stealth fighter jets attached to the PLA Air Force perform amazing aerobatic flights as they roar their jet engines during an air show celebrating the 70th anniversary of the force’s foundation, held in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin province from October 17 to 21, 2019. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang …
Read More »USAF B-1B Bomber Suffered Serious Engine Damage On Historic Norway Deployment
Three B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly in formation over Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment, Feb. 22, 2021. The B-1 is a highly-versatile, supersonic, multi-mission weapon system that carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons …
Read More »Zimbabwe Air Force Helicopter Crashes In Residential Area
A Zimbabwe Air Force Agusta-Bell AB 412, operated by 8 Sqn, crashed in Ruwa,22km south-east of Harare. All three occupants died and also a child on the ground. A second child and its mother suffered serious burns after the Bell 412 helicopter, apparently out of control, crashed into a house …
Read More »Lucky Man has a Spitfire In His Garden
Credits: Martin Hughes-Games Want something unique in your garden? Check out this awesome Spitfire which has been nesting in a garden here in the UK for over 2 decades. According to comments the owner of the plot has passed away and now the Spitfire remains as a memory to him …
Read More »KRI Nanggala 402 Submarine Goes Missing With 53 People Onboard
Indonesian navy KRI Nanggala 402 Submarine. (photos from Indonesian navy) Indonesia’s Navy submarine with 53 people on board went missing during a military exercise north of the resort island of Bali. The country’s military chief, Hadi Tjahjanto, said on Wednesday that the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training …
Read More »Tigray Rebels Claims To Shot Down Ethiopian Mi-35 Helicopter
Credits: Islamic World Update Tigray People’s Liberation Front claims to shot down Ethiopian Air Force Mil Mi-35 in Guya, Abiy Addi. According to the first reports, the three crew members died in the crash. Media outlets affiliated with the TPLF – the Tigray People’s Liberation Front – released video and …
Read More »U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes At Fort Rucker
A Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Falcon Team pilot lands one of five new UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters at Hohenfel Army Airfield on Wednesday, April 22. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class JMRC PAO A U.S. Army Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota, operated by 1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment, coded “71J”, crashed under unknown …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Stock Falls After F-35 Sales Decline
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II © Reuters. Lockheed Martin stock falls as first-quarter earnings of F-35 stealth fighter program saw a decline in sales, while the defense giant raised its full-year outlook Tuesday. Lockheed stock eased. U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp increased its outlook for 2021 sales and profit …
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