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Surveillance camera captures video of plane crashing into building, 4 Dead A Florida business’s surveillance camera captured video footage of a small plane exploding into a fireball after it crashed into a building housing a therapy center for children with autism in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend.   The crash …

A person with a brain chip can now pilot a swarm of drones — or even advanced fighter jets, thanks to research funded by the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. For the first time ever, DARPA has announced that it has demonstrated the use of telepathic thought from a …

Watch First of its kind Aircraft carrier flight deck simulator in action. The US Navy’s Office of Naval Research has developed a virtual trainer that will allow aircraft carrier flight deck crews to prepare for the job without having to be on an actual carrier at sea. The new technology …

Belgian Air Force intercepted Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet. The Belgian Air Force has reported that its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, which was deployed in the Baltics, had been scrambled to intercept Russian Su-27 Flanker aircraft. The announcement did not mention how many Russian aircraft were escorted by Belgian fighters …

World War 3: China Warns Tokyo Against Modifying Ships to Carry F-35s. BEIJING has issued a stark warning to Tokyo to not go ahead with plans to put F-35 Stealth jets aboard aircraft carriers, claiming the move would “drive the country to repeat its militaristic history”. The Japanese government reached an …

Navy has chosen F-5 over F-16 For Latest Commercial Aggressor Contract. The Government Accountability Office recently announced it had rejected a protest from the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, or ATAC, over a U.S. Navy multi-million dollar contract award for “red air” aggressors that went to its less established competitor Tactical …

That Time Four Swedish Viggen pilots protected A Crippled SR-71 Blackbird that had an in-flight engine failure Four Swedish air force pilots received U.S. Air Medals during a ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden, on Nov. 28, 2018, recognizing their actions that took place over 31 years ago. Swedish Air Force …

Iran buying JF-17 to replace its ageing F-14 and MiG-29 fighter jets. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force is considering the purchase of Pakistani-made JF-17 Thunder fighter jets  According to Muzammil Hatami, officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced an upcoming deal with Pakistan for an purchase of …

First operational in 2005, the F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection and speeds able to reach Mach 2 with what is called “super-cruise” capability. Supercruise is the ability to cruise at supersonic airspeeds such as 1.5 Mach without needing afterburner, a capability …

Russia Deploys Su-25 Jets & Helicopters to blocks passage in Kerch Strait Near Crimea. Article Source: theaviationist.com Russia has blocked passage through the Kerch Strait, a narrow body of water nestled between Crimea and the Russian mainland. The move came after three Ukrainian navy ships made what the Russian coast guard has called …