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. …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Credits: OedoSoldier / Twitter Alleged Video has emerged showing what appears to be a PLAAF H-6N missile carrier aircraft carrying an air-launched Hypersonic missile during landing at Neixiang Afld. In missile look similar to China’s ground-launched DF-17 hypersonic weapon, which uses a ballistic missile to boost an unpowered DF-ZF hypersonic …
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