Credits: Onbeatman / Youtube Paramount Pictures Released the First Official Trailer of Top Gun: Maverick on July 18, 2019. The hotly anticipated sequel to the 1986 Navy fighter flick Top Gun may have been delayed until 2021, but one enterprising YouTuber is keeping the excitement alive, and coincidentally, making me …
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Credits: Indian Air Force The Commanding Officer of the first Rafale squadron Group Captain Harkirat Singh has been transferred from Ambala to Shillong, seven months after taking command. The Indian Air Force called it a routine transfer rejecting all speculation about the change of guard. Officials said Group Captain Singh …
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Credits: AP Photo According to the Russian media report, Russia is ready for negotiations with Turkey on the possible delivery of Su-35 and Su-57 fighter aircraft, if it receives the corresponding request. “As for Ankara’s potential plans of purchasing Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters, it should be noted that the …
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U.S. Air Force Receives First New F-15EX Fighter Jet – Photo by Samuel King Jr. U.S. Air Force officially receives the first Boeing F-15EX fighter jet. According to a recent service news release, the aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to …
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Right: SR-71B Blackbird (USAF / Judson Brohmer – Armstrong) – Left= Pratt & Whitney J58 Turbojet (Andywebby – Own work) The company behind the SR-71 Blackbird’s engine Pratt & Whitney now confirms it is working on a secretive development program called Metacomet aimed at solving the problem of fielding high-speed, reusable propulsion systems at low …
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MiG-29 engine damaged in the collision (via social media) A Ukrainian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jet damaged and partially destroyed during standing. A car crashed into back of the plane. Driver was under influence drugs or alcohol. On March 10, A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer rammed his Volkswagen Touran …
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For the first time ever a B-1 landed in the Arctic circle – Credits: U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa A B-1B Lancer bomber of the U.S. Air Force landed for the first time at Bodø Main Air Station in northern Norway, marking the bomber’s first landing …
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Next batch of Rafale jets landed safely in India – Credits: India in France The Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct its second squadron of the Rafale fighter jets in mid-April in West Bengal. The fighter jets, they said, would be inducted at the Hasimara Air Force Station in Alipurduar …
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F-15Cs from the 122nd Fighter Squadron of the 159th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, take off from Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on July 27, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn) A number of pilots from various nations defected with …
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Credits: Andina A Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter of the Peruvian Air Force, operated by Grupo 42, veered off the runway while landing at San Lorenzo Airport (SPQM) in heavy rain. There were no fatalities and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The plane was carrying twelve passengers. The light transport plane, …
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