Soldiers from Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade perform pre-flight checks on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system before the Mass Fire Mission on Fort Stewart March 1. For the first time ever, Division Artillery teamed with the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system which was utilized for a …
Read More »IRIAF F-14A Tomcat Crashed After A Technical Malfunction In Isfahan
Picture shows an Iranian fighter plane in the central province of Isfahan on October 30, 2017 as the country’s Air Force prepares for large-scale maneuvers. (Photo by Tasnim News Agency) Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Grumman F-14A Tomcat crashed after a technical malfunction in Isfahan. Both pilots ejected safely. …
Read More »When MiG-25 Foxbat Shot Down F-15 Eagle
During the 1991 Gulf War, the Iraqi Air Force’s single MiG-25 interceptor unit caused more trouble for the U.S. Military than all its remaining fleet of over 500 combat jets combined. By Jan. 28, 1991, some 82 of Iraq’s newest and most advanced combat aircraft — including four MiG-29s, 24 …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Share Behind-The-Scenes Video Of Darkstar Hypersonic Aircraft Mockup
Maverick and Hondo perform pre-flight checks on the Darkstar mockup. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin shares details about the creation of the Darkstar hypersonic aircraft featured in the film. The involvement of Skunk Works in the project had already been confirmed by the CEO of Lockheed Martin, James …
Read More »Fuerza Aérea de Chile F-5E Tiger III Lost Canopy After Taking off From El Tepual Airport
Credirs: IEC-180 CONTROL STGO / Twitter A Fuerza Aérea de Chile F-5E Tiger III lost canopy after taking off from El Tepual airport. During a deployment to northern Chile of six F-5E/Fs, a Tigre III lost its canopy after taking off from El Tepual airport. Six F-5E/Fs aircraft were performing …
Read More »Here’s the Private Jet That Filmed ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Dogfighting Scenes
The special outfitted Embraer Phenom 300E camera ship used to film Top Gun: Maverick – Credits: Embraer Top Gun: Maverick is loaded with IMAX-worthy high-speed footage of fighter jets dogfighting, dodging missiles, chasing through canyons, and zooming over snow-capped mountaintops. The movie’s action-packed aerial cinematography was filmed by a Melbourne-manufactured …
Read More »U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk Helicopter Crashes Near El Centro
Two MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, stationed in San Diego, fly in formation over Northern California to Naval Air Station Fallon. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Released) A U.S. Navy Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk, operated by HSC-3, …
Read More »4 Dead & 1 Missing as USMC MV-22B Osprey Crashes in California Desert
MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, operated by aircrews with the United States Marine Corps, stop for refueling at an airfield in the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s area of operations. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. John Z. Mateja) A USMC Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey, operated by 3rd MAW, crashed near Glamis, Imperial …
Read More »PLAAF Chengdu J-7 Crashes Into Residential Area Near Laohekou Air Base
A plane crashed into a residential building in Xiangyang, a city in central China’s Hubei Province on Thursday, and the pilot of the crashed plane ejected himself from the aircraft, and landed nearby the local airport, suffering minor injuries. Source: Sina Weibo People’s Liberation Army Air Force Chengdu J-7 crashed …
Read More »20 South Korean and U.S. fighter jets conduct a show of strength amid North Korea tensions
U.S.-ROK fighter jets flying in formation on June 7, 2022 | Image: ROK MND Twitter South Korea and the United States held an air power demonstration involving 20 fighter jets amid signs North Korea may soon conduct a nuclear test. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the air demonstration …
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