On June 9, five U.S. Special Operations Forces commandos died when a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber mistakenly attacked their position in southern Afghanistan. The accidental bombing comes as the Air Force is trying—with some success—to convince Congress to allow the flying branch to retire all 230 of its remaining …
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The incident began over a drone, and luckily, no one started shooting. In 2013, two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms moved to intercept an MQ-1 drone flying in international airspace near the Iranian border. The two IRIAF fighters were quickly shooed away by two F-22 Raptors who were flying in …
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Dramatic footage of a helicopter partially landing on a mountainside shows the incredible moment a skier was rescued from the French Alps. The adrenaline-inducing video, posted on Facebook by Nicolas Derely, documents the precarious mission to rescue a young man who had injured his knee during a ski trip near the …
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Have you ever wanted your own fighter jet? Even better, one with an extra seat to take a friend to Mach 2? If so, Hurry up A U.S.-based used airplane broker is selling a Cold War–era MiG-29UB fighter jet for only $4.65 Million. Jet has less than a thousand hours …
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The USS Nimitz UFO incident refers to a 2004 radar-visual encounter of an unidentified flying object by US fighter pilots of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. Sourced by a CBS affiliate investigative team based in Las Vegas, the report exposes numerous mysterious sightings of AAVs between 10–16 November 2004, which …
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A drone attack on a Yemeni government base by the rebel Houthi movement has reportedly killed six soldiers. The location of the attack was reported to be Al Anad Airbase. Geolocation of videos from the attack, however, indicate it happened at Al Anad military base, about 5 km north of …
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An Israeli Air Force two-seat F-15D Baz jet lost its canopy at 30,000 feet during a training exercise last week. The crew recovered the aircraft safely, making an emergency landing at Nevatim Airbase, Israel. An Israeli Air Force F-15I takes off during the Blue Flag exercise on Uvda Air Force …
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An AW139 SAR helicopter crashed while on a mission to airlift an injured man from Jebel Jais in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The helicopter reportedly crashed after hitting a 2.8km zip line cable. A rescue helicopter crashed in Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates on Saturday evening …
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During a talk holding in a research workshop, the chief scientist of the China’s largest radar group, CETC, Dr Wu Jianqi, told the audience that China’s anti-stealth radar is the world most advanced anti-stealth radar. It solved all the tech difficulties that other countries failed to solve and the 4th …
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USAF’s to buy New 12 F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets for $1.2 Billion. According to Bloomberg the Pentagon is planning to request $1.2 billion for 12 Boeing F-15 X fighter aircraft in its fiscal year 2020 budget request Recent article at Bloomberg and popularmechanics.com has revealed that the USAF will …
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