Here’s U.S. Marine Corps C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California on September 29th, 2020, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes and KC-130J Crash Lands After Mid-Air Collision During Air-to-air Refueling. We still don’t know much about what exactly caused the collision between a KC-130J and an F-35B, both …
Read More »Top Gun Actor Tom Cruise Named Honorary Naval Aviators
Vice Adm. DeWolfe H. Miller III (c), Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, presents Honorary Naval Aviator designations to actor Tom Cruise (l), and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer (r), in recognition of their significant and continuous support of Naval Aviation throughout the production of films Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. …
Read More »Watch: USAF C-17 Globemaster III Successful Performing Nose Gear Up Landing In Afghanistan
A screenshot from the video showing the mishap in Kandahar. (Image credit: Youtube video posted by Country Living with MD). On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft experienced a nose gear malfunction that forced the aircrew to perform a nose gear up landing at …
Read More »U.S. Navy T-6B Trainer Aircraft Crashes Into The House Killing Both Pilots
A formation flight in a T-6B Texan II aircraft during an aerial change-of-command ceremony above Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens/Released) 191003-N-OT909-1014 U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft crashed in Alabama. The aircraft was destroyed impacting a house in Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama. …
Read More »Two Retired F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Make Surprise Visit To MCAS Miramar
A screenshot of the video posted by Airshowstuff (and taken by @winston.dc) showing the touchdown of one of the two F-117s on Oct. 20, 2020. on Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020, two F-117 Nighthawk stealth jets made a surprise visit to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, landing at the base outside …
Read More »U.S. Navy Armed F/A-18E Super Hornet Crashes Near China Lake
The armed F-18 was destroyed in an accident near Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California during a routine training flight. The pilot ejected and is stable. A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed near Naval Air Station China Lake, Calif., on Tuesday, Naval Air Forces Cmdr. Zach Harrell told …
Read More »Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 Crashed During Training Flight Crashed In Khabarovsk Krai
Су-34 (Su-34) – Credits: Vitaly V. Kuzmin The Su-34 generation 4 ++ fighter-bomber crashed during a scheduled flight in the Khabarovsk Territory. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Eastern Military District on Wednesday, October 21. “In the Khabarovsk Territory, during a scheduled training flight, a Su-34 …
Read More »How USAF Trained F-14 and F-15 Fighter Jet Pilots To Hunt Russia’s Mach 3 MiG-25 Foxbat
The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) was one of the most awesome fighters of the Cold War. The MiG-25 was a magnificent aircraft in many ways, capable of flying in excess of Mach 3 and at altitudes, few aircraft could reach. The formidable performance parameters of the Foxbat were soon …
Read More »Airbus Unveils Concept Of New Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft Design
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has revealed a new advanced jet trainer (AJT) design that it is pitching at the Spanish Air Force’s (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) requirements. Revealed on 16 October, the Airbus Future Jet Trainer (AFJT) is a single-engined twin-seat design that is …
Read More »Turkey Has Reportedly Tests Russian-made S-400 Air Defense System For The First Time
Turkey on Friday reportedly test fired its Russian-made air defense system which they had acquired last year over the strenuous objections of the United States. Video footage emerged on social media reported “comprehensive test” of the S-400 system in the country’s Sinop province on the Black Sea coast. Though unconfirmed, …
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