Petty Officer 1st Class Beau Pepin, from Center City, Minn., gives hand signals to the pilot of a F/A-18C strike fighter from the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 323 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Officially Deploys Robot Dogs To Protect Aircraft
A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype provides additional security at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cory D. Payne) U.S. Air Force recently used dog-like robots to protect its …
Read More »Here’s Conor Daly’s Air Force Chevy Featuring B-2 Stealth Bomber-inspired Livery
Whiteman_AFB in Missouri, where we first unveiled the car for Airmen of the 509th Bomb Wing – Credits: Ed Carpenter Racing The U.S. Air Force’s iconic Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber will be celebrated in Conor Daly’s livery for the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet IndyCar this year. ECR and …
Read More »Here’s PAC Mach 0.8 High-Speed Target Drone
Credits: PAC On 12 December 2019, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) paid an official visit to Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC). During the visit, PAC had briefed the COAS about its ongoing projects and also showed glimpses of a number of programs that it is undertaking across a range of …
Read More »Tyndall Air Force Base To Host Three New F-35 Squadrons
F-35A Lightning IIs during a training exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis) Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida is formally selected by U.S. Air Force to host three new F-35A Joint Strike fighter jets in …
Read More »Dramatic Video Shows Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shooting Down Houthi Rebel Drone
Dramatic video shows Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jet shot down a Houthi rebel ‘suicide drone’ out of the sky over the mountain range. The video begins with individuals on the ground watching the Qasef flying along above, with its engine humming loudly. A missile is then seen flying …
Read More »Saab Test-flew Gripen Fighter Jet With 3D-Printed Parts
Temporary replacement fuselage hatch (coloured white) underwent flight test on 19 March – Source: Saab on March 19, Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has successfully conducted the trial which marked the first time an exterior 3D-printed part has been flown on a JAS 39D Gripen aircraft, rather than internal …
Read More »France May Offer Rafale Fighter Jets To Ukraine
Qatar Emiri Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft fly in formation above Qatar after they receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on Dec. 31, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes) France is considering offering Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine during the upcomming visit of …
Read More »Twenty PLAAF Aircraft Violated Taiwanese Airspace In Largest-ever Incursion
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency and taken on May 11, 2018, two Su-35 fighter jets and a H-6K bomber from the People’s Liberation Army air force fly in formation during patrol that included the Luzon Straits also known as Bashi Straits near Taiwan. (AP) Twenty Chinese military …
Read More »50 Years of Mirage Fighter Aircraft In Pakistan Air Force
Credits: Pakistan Air Force Fifty years after Pakistan bought its first Mirages, many planes in the venerable fleet are still being patched up, overhauled, and upgraded for use in combat, years after conventional wisdom dictates they should be grounded. To commemorate 50 years of service by Mirage Aircraft in Pakistan …
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