SR-72 World’s Fastest Plane Ever To Take Flight in 2025 Lockheed Martin’s “Son of Blackbird” the SR-72 will be the world’s fastest-ever plane and is set to hit the skies in 2025 as it promises to fly past staggering speeds of over 4,000mph. The SR-72 plane is part of a …
Read More »Russian Aerial Attack: 122 Missiles, 36 Drones, 27 Killed, 144 Injured in Ukraine
In a stark escalation of hostilities, Russia initiated its most extensive missile and drone attack on several Ukrainian cities, marking a distressing surge in the ongoing conflict. Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, killing at least 27 civilians and wounding 144 across the country in what …
Read More »80 Facts About Inter-American Air Forces Academy
Albert Nieves poses for a portrait at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 30, 2022. Nieves is the lead instructor for the Pilot Instrument Procedures Course and the Instructor Pilot Instrument Procedures Course at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy. Nieves retired as a lieutenant colonel, was a foreign affairs officer …
Read More »US Air Force Conducts Historic Reverse Air Refueling Test
U.S. Air Force Capt. Clark Albers, 9th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, approaches the boom of another KC-10 to perform routine aerial refueling training in an aerial refueling track over Northern California and Oregon, Dec. 12, 2023. Travis Air Force Base is the last U.S. Air Force installation to …
Read More »U.S. Super Hornets Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea
An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Spears/ Released) In a display of defense capabilities, United States assets effectively intercepted a barrage of assaults launched by Houthi forces in …
Read More »Hellenic Air Force T-2 Training Jet Crash Claims Pilot’s Life on Farewell Flight
Credits: Hellenic Air Force A Hellenic Air Force North American T-2E Buckeye training jet of the 363rd Air Training Squadron of the 120th Air Training Wing crashed shortly after take-off just off the base fence at Kalamata AF Base in Southern Greece. The 40-year-old Major Epaminondas Kosteas sole pilot died …
Read More »How Civilians Can Track Military Aircraft Online
Credits: flightradar24 Platforms like ADSBExchange.com, FlightRadar24.com, and FlightAware.com compile real-time flight information from various sources, including commercial and privately owned sensors, to track the movements of commercial, civilian, and military aircraft across the world operating continuously 24/7. Global civil aviation authorities initiated the deployment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in …
Read More »Why Fighter Jets Are So Expensive?
U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Australian Air Force, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft fly in close formation during exercise Cope North 22 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 7, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Roslyn Ward) Military jets, while impressive machines …
Read More »How Blue Angels Persuaded Tom Cruise to Do “Top Gun”
Tom Cruise addresses Sailors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Wheaton) The story behind how the Blue Angels persuaded Tom Cruise to take on the iconic role of Maverick in “Top Gun” …
Read More »Hampshire Mansion Featuring RAF Harrier GR7 Jets for Sale for £3.95 Million
Credits: SAVILLS Nestled within Hampshire’s Durford Wood Estate, a luxurious mansion boasting an Arts & Crafts style has recently emerged on the market, commanding a price tag of £3.95 million. Beyond its opulent six-bedroom main house, the property sprawls across 10 acres of meticulously landscaped grounds designed partly by the …
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