Boeing T-7A Red Hawk successfully tests its CollinsAero Aces 5® aircrew ejection seat – Credits: Boeing Defense Boeing has released shocking footage showing two pilots blasting out of the U.S. Air Force’s newest T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft during a test of the ejection seat system. Boeing is one of …
Read More »Myanmar Army Helicopter Shot Down by Kachin Independence Army
Myanmar Army Mi-35 Phoenix helicopter was shot down by MANPAD used by Kachin Independence Army (rebels) near Moemouk township this morning. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar’s most powerful rebel groups, has shot down a helicopter after returning fire following air strikes by the military, according to an …
Read More »F-22 Raptor That Crash Landed Years Ago Takes To The Sky Again
Air Combat Command security officials investigate an F-22 aircraft mishap Jan. 16, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. (Courtesy photo) On Jan. 16, 2020, a U.S. Air Force Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor serial 05-4085 suffered an unspecific issue with its landing gear during routine training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. One year …
Read More »IAF’s LCA Tejas Cleared To Carry Python-5 Air-to-air Missile
Tejas, India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) in its weapons capability | Twitter/@DRDO_India The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas has been cleared to carry the fifth generation Python-5 air-to-air missile (AAM) as part of its air-to-air weapons capability. According …
Read More »ATARS: Air Force’s High-Tech Fix For Training Crisis
Credits: Red 6 Despite the Air Force’s full-court press in recent years to close its persistent and troubling pilot shortfall, the gaps in crucial categories remain — and in some cases, have worsened. A new technology, which combines live training with virtual simulation, can help address that problem, its proponents …
Read More »JF-17 Block III New Prototype Spotted With J-20’s Air-to-air Missile
JF-17 Block III #3001 According to global times report, The latest, upgraded version of the JF-17 fighter jet has recently been spotted equipped with China’s most advanced air-to-air combat missile that is also used by China’s J-20 stealth aircraft. An image has emerged in online forums showing that a second …
Read More »Here’s SR-71 Blackbird Looking Tow Target
Credits: USAF The United States Department of Defense public portfolio has an image of a mysterious SR-71 Blackbird-Looking Tow Target. In the image it can be seen that the Air Force personnel working on an elongated black drone-like aircraft that is reminiscent in shape of the SR-71 Blackbird, but far …
Read More »Philippine Air Force MD520MG Helicopter Crash Off Bohol Coast
A Philippine Air Force MD-520MG Light Attack Helicopter. Taken during the 2013 Philippine Air Force Static Display at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Philippines – Credits: Roy Kabanlit The Philippine Air Force McDonnell Douglas MD520MG helicopter, operated by the 15th Strike Wing, crashed into the sea as a …
Read More »J-20 Stealth Fighter Likely To Integrate 2D Thrust Vectoring Engines
J-20 stealth fighter jets attached to the PLA Air Force perform amazing aerobatic flights as they roar their jet engines during an air show celebrating the 70th anniversary of the force’s foundation, held in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin province from October 17 to 21, 2019. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang …
Read More »USAF B-1B Bomber Suffered Serious Engine Damage On Historic Norway Deployment
Three B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly in formation over Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, in support of a Bomber Task Force deployment, Feb. 22, 2021. The B-1 is a highly-versatile, supersonic, multi-mission weapon system that carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons …
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