Credits: Cocoa Beach Air Show A Valiant Air Command Grumman TBM-3E Avenger crashes during Cocoa Beach Air Show. The TBM Avenger performing in the warbird parade had a mechanical issue and the pilot was able to bring the plane down close to the shore. Rescue personnel were immediately on scene …
Read More »Kazakhstan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM Crashes in Balkhash
Kazakh Sukhoi Su-30SM at Irkutsk-2 – Credits: Alexey Korshunov A Kazachstan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM crashed on approach to Balkhash Airport (BXH/UUAH). Both pilots ejected safely. “During routine training mission at the landing approach at the training aviation center of the city of Balkhash, the Su-30SM multi-role fighter jet crashed,” …
Read More »Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder Is A Top Contender In Malaysia’s Aircraft Competition
Credits: Government of Pakistan According to The Korea Times report, The Sino-Pak JF-17 Thunder fighter jet appears to be a top contender in Malaysia’s aircraft competition. The Pakistani fighter jet is competing against the South Korean FA-50 Golden Eagle counterpart for the requirement. “Despite interest from a diverse group of …
Read More »Poland Buying 5 C-130H Hercules Resurrected From The Bone Yard
C-130 Globemasters sit in the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2019. The AMARG houses aircraft from across the Department of Defense and other government agencies including NASA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens) According to Polish …
Read More »Colombian Air Force C-130 Suffered Hydraulic Failure at Bogotá Airport
Lockheed C-130B FAC-1001 – Credits: Torre ElDorado A Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) Lockheed C-130B suffered hydraulic failure at Bogotá AirportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG/SKBO), Bogotá After takeoff, the Lockheed C-130B FAC-1001, operated by ESCTA 811, encountered technical difficulties. The pilots returned to El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá where …
Read More »F-15 Scores Longest Air-To-Air Missile Shot Ever
U.S. Air Force Maj. Timothy Phillips from the 40th Flight Test Squadron fires an Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile during a test mission from an F-15C Eagle, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell) U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle records longest …
Read More »How U.S. Planned To Use Stealth F-117 Nighthawk For Nuclear Attacks Against the Soviet Union
In the cold war time, U.S. planned to use the world’s first stealth F-117 Nighthawk jet for nuclear attacks against the Soviet Union. Entering service in the U.S. Air Force in late 1983, the F-117 Nighthawk was the world’s first jet aircraft built around a stealth design. It was designed …
Read More »F-36 Kingsnake The Return Of The F-16XL?
Recently the U.S. Air Force announced that it may be interested in obtaining a new low cost option to replace its fleet of F-16s, calling for a clean sheet design of a new either fourth and a half gen or fifth gen minus fighter. The role that today’s F16s play …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Report Features Concept Art Of NGAD Program
The new Next Generation Air Dominance artwork. (Image credit: USAF) The U.S. Air Force has published its biennial report for acquisition last that features the concept art of NGAD program. The concept art for the Next Generation Air Dominance can be found on page 28. According to the U.S. Air …
Read More »Russian Knights Aerobatic Demonstration Team Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Russian Knights Performing early evening at the Kecskemet airshow in Hungary, 2013. Credits: Rob Schleiffert from Holland – Russian Knights The Russian Knights the aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force celebrates their 30th anniversary. To commemorate the Russian Knights 30th Anniversary milestone a promotional video has been published online that …
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