A pair of F-35 Lightning IIs pass under the sun while doing maneuvers to the Eglin Air Force Base runway. The 33rd Fighter Wing-owned aircraft is a fifth-generation fighter and used to train pilots and maintainers. (Photo by Samuel King) Robert F. Behler is a retired the United States Air Force …

Credits: Shushan Stepanyan On 8 November, the spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense Ministry, Shushan Stepanyan, has reported that it shot down an Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. At the announcement, Shushan Stepanyan said that at around 13:40 Armenian Air Defense units of the Defense Army shot down another enemy Bayraktar TB2 …

A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon launches from the runway June 4, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The GAF is participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 12-2, a two-week-long exercise providing aircrew realistic combat sorties and increasing their chances of survival in combat. The German parliament’s budget committee approved a €5.4 …

Tu-160M heavy strategic bomber – Credits: United Aircraft Corp Russia has surprised the world by announcing the successful test flight of a Cold War-era Tu-160M heavy strategic bomber equipped with new NK-32-02 engines. on Nov. 3, 2020, The latest version of the Russian massive Tu-160 (NATO reporting name “Blackjack”) has …

Bangladesh Air Force C-130J – Credits: commons.wikimedia A Bangladesh Air Force C-130 transport plane made an emergency landing at Khabarovsk airport in Russia. Local officials said two of the plane’s four turboprops failed and it landed safely at Khabarovsk International airport in the Russian Far East. Damage to the aircraft …

Next batch of Rafale jets landed safely in India – Credits: India in France IAF said in a tweet that the second batch of Rafale aircraft arrived in India. “Second batch of IAF #Rafale aircraft arrived in India at 8:14 pm on 04 Nov 20 after flying non-stop from France,” …

A picture has surfaced showing a new aircraft generally matching Aerospace DAILY’s understanding of the shape of what is commonly known as the RQ-180 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). An interesting photo of what could be either the classified Northrup Grumman RQ-180 drone or the Lockheed Martin P-175 Polecat drone, surfaced …

A Skyborg conceptual design for a low cost attritable Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. (Air Force Research Laboratory artwork) On Sept. 28, the U.S. Air Force has added nine vendors to the list of companies that will compete to build the service’s autonomous Skyborg drone wingman. The service awarded each firm …

Honduras Air Force Helicopter – Credits: Oscar Elvir Vasquez A helicopter of the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (FAH) was hit by several bullets in an armed conflict with drugs traffickers. A helicopter from the Armed Forces of Honduras received multiple bullet holes during a new armed confrontation that took place with …

A screengrab of the eBay listing for the “Seven X-15 Test Pilot” photo showing the $8250 starting price. (Photo: via eBay) Auction House Lists Rare X-15 Photo with Autographs of Neil Armstrong, William “Pete” Knight, Scott Crossfield, Bill Dana, Joe Engle, Bob White and Milt Thompson. An ultra-rare photo of …