Air

SR-177 Rocket Jet Fighter – A combined rocket & jet engine fighter jet. The Saunders-Roe SR.177 was a 1950s project to develop a combined jet- and rocket-powered interceptor aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy. It was an enlarged derivative of the Saunders-Roe SR.53, which was itself an …

Russia’s official designation of the PAK-FA/T-50 jet as the Sukhoi Su-57 is just another reminder that the field of fifth-generation fighters is about to get more crowded. The United States, China, Russia, Japan, and Korea are all working on their own fifth-generation designs, but so far only three planes, the …

Norwegian Frigate Intentionally Ran Aground After Tanker Collision. A Norwegian warship was heavily damaged in a collision with a Maltese oil tanker in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. Watch this remarkable time-lapse video of the tugs working to keep the ship on the rocky shoal as it sinks. The Aegis …

New Video of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 Doing A Low-Level Photo Shoot captured from a breathtaking angle. Video offers the chance to take a detailed, up-close look at a pair of Russia’s newest supersonic Su-57 stealth fighter jets as they smoothly glide and maneuver in the air.   Most of the …

  A-10 emergency landing due to partial loss of the canopy at Sioux Gateway Airport. The aircraft sustained a partial loss of the canopy in flight then made a safe emergency landing at Sioux Gateway Airport. The pilot was not injured. The 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in …

Watch Russia’s Su-57 wing breaks off from the rest of the airframe. Engineers at the Sukhoi Design Bureau in Moscow have completed extreme in-house testing of the Su-57’s airframe, pushing the plane to the absolute limit of its tensile strength characteristics.   Sukhoi SU-57 Russian Super Stealth fighter jets Amazing maneuver Paying a visit to Sukhoi, a film …

Although there are plenty of really talented and fearless aircraft demonstration teams around the world, the Blue Angels have a special place in our hearts. Though the Thunderbirds are awesome and England’s Red Arrows are also elite pilots, it’s the heritage of the Blues we love so much. Unfortunately, not …

Guy Shoots a 50 Cal bullet Straight up: How long does it take to Fall Back? Have you ever wondered how long it takes for a .50 caliber bullet to go up and come back down? When you attempt something of this scope, it’s important to know what you’re doing. …

Most Badass Close Air support videos ever Recorded. Freedom at 2000 rounds per minute. Troops outside Baghdad witness preliminary bombardment of Iraqi trenches before the inevitable assault. In 2003 the United States carried out the surprise attack on Iraqi forces. The overnight attack was quick and swift and the darkness was …

U.S. Army Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (CRAM) Gun Test Fire. The Northrop Grumman Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) is the latest innovation for defending troops from aerial attacks. Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM or CRAM) or Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS), is a set of systems used to detect …