A screengrab of the eBay listing for the “Seven X-15 Test Pilot” photo showing the $8250 starting price. (Photo: via eBay) Auction House Lists Rare X-15 Photo with Autographs of Neil Armstrong, William “Pete” Knight, Scott Crossfield, Bill Dana, Joe Engle, Bob White and Milt Thompson. An ultra-rare photo of …
Read More »Japan Names Mitsubishi Heavy Industries As A Contractor To Build Its Next-Generation Fighter Jet
Conceptual image of Japan’s Future Fighter, to replace Mitsubishi F-2s in the 2030s – Source: Japanese defence ministry Japan has named Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the prime contractor to build its next-generation fighter jet, with the Defense Ministry announcing that it signed a contract with the company. Local media is …
Read More »Watch: Azerbaijan Air Force Destroys Armenia’s Smerch Missile Used In Barda Missile Attacks
Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drone operated by the Azerbaijan Air Force has destroyed the Armenian rocket launcher platform which was attacking civilian infrastructure in Barda, eastern Azerbaijan, near Nagorno-Karabakh. Twenty-five Azerbaijani civilians were killed as Armenian forces fired Smerch missiles at Barda city far from the conflict zone on October …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Fly Over Walt Disney World To Honor Fallen Military Heroes
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Soar Over Walt Disney World – Credits: Disney Parks Earlier today, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron – “The Thunderbirds” – flew over Walt Disney World Resort to kick off November’s National Veterans and Military Families Month and honor current, past and fallen military heroes. …
Read More »U.S. State Department Approved The Sale Of 50 F-35 Lightning II Jets To UAE For $10 billion
An F-35A Lightning II taxis after exercise Agile Lightning Aug. 7, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The exercise demonstrated the adaptive basing methodology where personnel and aircraft can operate in austere environments to complete essential missions vital to the defense of U.S. assets and personnel. (U.S. …
Read More »Greece Will Get Six F-35 Lightning II Jets Destined For Turkey: Media Reports
Turkey received delivery of its first F-35 aircraft in a ceremony held at Lockheed Martin facilities in Fort Worth, Texas, USA – Credits: F-35.com Greek media outlets report that the U.S. will divert to Greece six F-35s originally built by Lockheed Martin for Turkey. News is emerging of the immediate …
Read More »Satellite Image Shows Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Relocated To A New Base In Azerbaijan
Satellite Image Shows Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Relocated To A New Base In Azerbaijan – Credits: Maxar Technologies’ SecureWatch tool As we have reported earlier, Satellite Images Shows Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Deployed To Azerbaijan. A satellite image reportedly shows six F-16 Viper fighter jets, almost certainly belonging to Turkey, …
Read More »That Time Iranian F-14 Tomcat Shot down Three Iraqi MiG-23 With One Missile
The picture shows an Iranian fighter plane in the central province of Isfahan on October 30, 2017, as the country’s Air Force prepares for large-scale maneuvers. (Photo by Tasnim News Agency) The F-14 was considered by far the most capable fighter in the Iran-Iraq War, which was waged between 1980 …
Read More »Here’s U.S. Marine Corps C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California
Here’s U.S. Marine Corps C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California on September 29th, 2020, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crashes and KC-130J Crash Lands After Mid-Air Collision During Air-to-air Refueling. We still don’t know much about what exactly caused the collision between a KC-130J and an F-35B, both …
Read More »Top Gun Actor Tom Cruise Named Honorary Naval Aviators
Vice Adm. DeWolfe H. Miller III (c), Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, presents Honorary Naval Aviator designations to actor Tom Cruise (l), and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer (r), in recognition of their significant and continuous support of Naval Aviation throughout the production of films Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. …
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