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In January 1984 a rare incident occurred when the SR-71 Blackbird  drag chute doors opened inadvertently at high Mach, creating problems, as RSO Lt. Col. Curt Osterheld (Ret) explains in Col. Richard H. Graham’s book The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: Pilot Lt. Col. Joe Matthews and I were on our …

On July 1, 2018, we announced that US Air Force Fighter Pilots Will Fly With A new Rifle Today U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Wing announced on his Facebook page that the F-22 pilots receive their modern GAU-5A automatic rifles A new modified M4 Rifle Can Be Broken in Half And …

The following cool video Dubbed “VAQ-130 Zappers Cruise 2016,” is probably the best EA-18G Growler footage you have ever seen so far. Taken during the unit recent deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 on board the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) in support …

On Dec. 27, 1992, an Iraqi MiG-25 “Foxbat” fighter violated the no-fly zone and entered airspace south of the 33rd parallel Violating United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 (UNSCR 688) of Apr. 5, 1991, which barred fixed and rotary wing aircraft from airspace south of the 33rd parallel. As told …

China’s multi-role fighter jet the J-16 is now covered by a cloaking coating that can provide near stealth capability and the jet is now confirmed to be able to carry all types of air-to-surface weapons in precision strikes, China’s State broadcaster revealed on Monday. An aviation brigade under the People’s …

A Yak-18 military training plane crashed in the Russian province of Khabarovsk, killing its two occupants, a spokesman for the local government announced Saturday. The plane crashed under unknown circumstances at Kalinka Airfield, Jabárovsk and was destroyed by fire. Both occupants died in the crash. The Yak-18 is a basic …

A lot of people ask, “Why is the US flag reversed when it’s on an arm patch of a US military?” The place of honor for the American flag is always to the right of other organizational flags like the USMC or Navy flags. When carried with an organization flag …

On the 100th anniversary of the 107th Fighter Squadron, a special painted A-10 Warthog spotted at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) featuring an unusual Cow Kill Mark. Here is the interesting photo of A-10 Warthog with Cow Kill Mark. According to some internet rumours, the Poor cows become collateral damage …

Royal Navy warship swarmed by force of Russian jets in Black Sea raid The action took place earlier this year as HMS Duncan sailed 30 miles off the coast of Crimea – the closest any British Royal Navy warship has come since Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. The worrying …

On March 8th, 2002, just a few years before they were retired, an A Grumman F-14A Tomcat, BuNo 158618, of VF-211, based at NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia crew found itself in a really dangerous situation. Upon landing on a carrier called USS John C. Stennis, the tail hook of the …