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According to Defence one, Lockheed Martin is quietly pitching the U.S. Air Force a new variant of the F-22 Raptor, equipped with the F-35’s more modern mission avionics and some structural changes With a Raptor’s body and the JSF’s brain, the new jet would aim to answer the next decade’s …

Dramatic video shows Austin bombing suspect Mark Conditt’s detonating a final explosive as police close in.  The first publicly released video of Texas police closing in on the suspect in a series of deadly Austin package bombings shows officers approaching his SUV before the vehicle explodes. Aerial footage released Friday by the …

According to Military.com Article, The Navy is close to fixing a technical bug in the sophisticated F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet that amounts to a dangerous hindrance for aviators attempting to land in the black of night on a moving aircraft carrier. The bug prevents less experienced pilots from landing …

Here are the 10 Amazing & Interesting Facts F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter Jet 1. Global Program & Funding F-35 unites U.S. Air Force, Marines, Navy, twelve international partners including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, UK, and three foreign military sales countries. The only three factories are located in …

In September 2014 a squadron of four F-22 Raptor Fighter jets belonging to the 27 Fighter Squadron stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base set on a secret mission to bomb an ISIS target deep in Syrian territory. If they’re detected by ISIS operatives or the Syrian military, it could spell trouble. …

AV-8B Harrier II A MASTERPIECE OF AVIATION! Beautiful Piece Of British Engineering | The AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier Jump Jet family. Capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL), the aircraft was designed in the late 1970s …

With more than 300,000 active service personnel, more than 5,000 planes currently in service, and a budget more than $180 billion, the US Air Force is undoubtedly the largest and mightiest air force in the world. United States air force has a wide range of fighter jets and has air …

  Singapore Airlines Flight 368 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy. On 27 June 2016, the Boeing 777-300ER operating the flight to Italy turned back to Singapore after an engine oil warning. While landing at Changi Airport, the plane’s right engine …

The Dornier Do 31 was Germany V / STOL cargo Aircraft.   Development of Dornier Do 31 The first preparatory work began in 1959, and in February 1962 the aircraft manufacturer Dornier was commissioned to develop the Do 31 as a 25-ton class combat-zone transporter for the transport of 36 fully-equipped …

On Nov. 18, 1968, an F-4D #66-0249 belonging to 433rd TFS, Ubon RTAB, Thailand, was Stricken by 37mm Anti-Aircraft fire that rendered the Phantom uncontrollable. Pilot Major Ben “Ray” Battle ordered his weapons system officer (WSO) 1Lt Robert “Kenny” Boone to eject. After the ejection, the aircraft became controllable and …