SR-71A, tail number 64-17963, sits in Heritage Park on Feb. 2, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. This SR-71 flew multiple sorties over Vietnam and Korea and was retired on Oct. 28, 1976, after 6,014 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez) No …
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Credits: USAF photo On Apr. 13, 2018, a USAF F-22A Raptor crashed and skidded on its belly during a botched takeoff in Nevada. It belonged to the 3rd Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. The accident investigation board report concluded that pilot …
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Screenshot from video The video in the article features Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Taxi, taking off a low pass, and an impressive vertical climb through the cloud layer! The TF-104 takes off from the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, from where the Starfighters usually operate for research and test purposes, as we …
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An Iowa Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter picks up a historic F-80 fighter jet from the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa on April 11, 2023. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot An Iowa Army National Guard CH-47 helicopter flew to Sioux City this …
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Image by SYPAQ Australia-based SYPAQ Systems is sending low-cost drones made out of cardboard to Ukrainian forces. Sending paper drones to Ukraine is part of the military aid package announced by the Australian Ministry of Defense in July 2022. The equipment was developed by SYPAQ in partnership with the Australian …
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Photo credit: SavunmaSanayiST.com Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has shared the first real photo of the new ANKA-3 deep-strike stealth drone. ANKA-3 MIUS (National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System in Turkish) is developed with domestic facilities of the Turkish industry and is expected to make its first flight in 2023. In …
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nikita Scheifele, an aircrew flight equipment apprentice with the 33rd Operational Support Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, inspects an F-35A Lightning II helmet at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Corley) Kopin has achieved …
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Credits: Pakistan Airforce Pakistan Air Force has reportedly inducted its first unit of JF-17 Block 3 fighter jets into the number 16 squadron nicknamed ‘Black Panthers’. According to the local media reports about 12 fighters were indeed inducted into service in a very small-scale ceremony. The JF-17 is jointly developed …
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The X-62A Variable stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft is flown alongside a T-38C Talon over Edwards Air Force Base, California, in September 2019, during Maj. Ali Hamidani’s U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School capstone project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ali Hamidani) The AI-piloted modified F-16 fighter jet flown …
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F-117 Nighthawks are accompanied by F-15 Eagles on the flightline of the 144th Fighter Wing located at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif. Sept. 15, 2021. The F-117 Nighthawks are participating in dissimilar air combat training missions this week along with F-15 pilots from the 144th FW. (Air National …
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