Top Gun: Maverick is a direct sequel to Top Gun, and will hit theaters 34-years after the original debuted in 1986. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun 2 marks the return of Cruise’s LT Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a hotshot Navy pilot with a need for speed who trained at Top …
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An interesting video in the article shows many of the activities carried out at the GkNIPAS Russian range, including the Yak-130 ejection seat test; the Su-34’s 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon ground firing and what seems to be a test of the ability of the Su-25’s armour to stop bullets. The …
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Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am PKT by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group. The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a CIA-led operation …
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Ilyushin IL-78 (R09-001) Pakistan Air Force – Credits: Václav Paluzga – e-mail via Wikipedia The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) air transport fleet is actively helping the country in fighting a battle against COVID-19 pandemic. At the moment, the world is faced with another crisis of alarming proportions — the COVID-19 or the …
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F-14B Tomcat onboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate Airman Philip V. Morrill) (Released) The Cradle of Aviation Museum is set to continue the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the F-14 Tomcat fighter Jet. According to Patch.com, The Cradle of Aviation Museum and …
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Credits: INSTAGRAM/@AFTHUNDERBIRDS Speculation is growing that the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels may be planning a nation-wide set of flyovers to salute healthcare workers, first responders, and essential workers who are helping to battle the coronavirus across America. With air show dates canceled for months to come, the U.S. Navy’s Blue …
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel stand guard over the X-2, the country’s first domestically produced stealth fighter jet, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, near Nagoya, Japa Japan’s 2019 Mid-Term Defense review quietly revealed that after years of hesitation, Tokyo has decided to press ahead with the development of its own domestically …
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The first TNI-AU F-16 A/B airframe that underwent under the Falcon STAR (Structural Augmentation Roadmap) and enhanced mid-life upgrade programme. Source: TNI-AU The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has unveiled its first F-16A enhanced Midlife Upgrade (eMLU) aircraft, with upgrades carried out locally by PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) under Lockheed Martin …
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On Apr. 17, 2020, Belgian Air Force F-16s currently deployed to Siauliai, Lithuania, to support NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission intercepted a group of Russian Federation Air Force fighters in the Baltic Sea. Belgian Air Force F-16s have been filmed intercepting armed Russian fighters as they overfly a US Navy …
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B-52, B-1 & B-2 – Credits: US Strategic Command The U.S. Air Force has ended its uninterrupted rotations of bombers to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, which have been ongoing since 2004, as it shifts to a less predictable concept of operations. The Air Force announced April 17 it …
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