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Recent commentary on the F-35 fifth-generation fighter has centered around its firepower and stealth capabilities, but a recently released demonstration video depicts the fighter jet in a pleasantly different light. Air Force’s official announcement of the new F-35A Lighting II Demonstration Team on December 4, 2018 If anyone was wondering …

The world´s largest airplane — a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines — made its first test flight on Saturday in California. The six-engined aircraft with a wingspan the size of a football field takes off for the first time from Mojave Air and Space Port …

Here is an amazing Video of NON-STOP action of Military at the opening ceremony of LIMA Langkawi 2019 Airshow Non-stop action of overlapping displays showcased by the Royal Malaysian Air Force in the early morning ten-minute opening ceremony of the LIMA 2019. Note that the opening two clips of the …

The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. It was to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. During the closing stages of the Cold War, …

Alitalia Flight 404 captain and his first officer are at odds over the data they receive, as they make their landing approach to Zurich Airport. It is a disagreement that ends in the crash of Alitalia 404, on November 14, 1990.   Alitalia Flight 404  was an international flight scheduled …

A new fuselage-free “flying wing” prototype has proved that it can, and it made its global debut at Germany’s AERO Friedrichshafen airshow on April 11. Hugo Junkers patented his “nurflügel” flying wing concept back in 1910 and Horten Aircraft’s name is a reference to German aircraft designer Ing Reimar Horten, …

Can you tell the difference between the two The SR-71 Blackbird and The A-12 Oxcart? Most people can’t. Often confused with one another, CIA’s A-12 OXCART and the US Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird are actually two different aircraft. Few are able to note the differences between the two craft at …

You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded Sikorsky S-61T Helicopters That Is Barely Used The State Department plans to sell its remaining fleet of these helicopters, 13 in total, via GSA within six months, according to the Department’s Press Relations Office. The General Services Administration (GSA) is already auctioning …

A world-first drone delivery business has been granted approval to take to the skies over the Australian capital. For the past 18 months, Project Wing, an offshoot of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been trialing drone delivery of food and drinks, medication and locally-made coffee and chocolate. Australian aviation authority …

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to send his troops on a “suicide mission” if Beijing doesn’t “lay off” a Manila-occupied island in the South China Sea. Duterte’s speech at a rally in the city of Puerto Princesa in Palawan came days after the Philippine government claimed as many as …