Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell reveals Tom Cruise paid for his real-life pilot training. Powell was first in the competition with Teller for the role of Goose’s son. Ultimately, Teller was cast as Bradley, but a report suggested that producer Jerry Bruckheimer and the team at …
Read More »Here’s How Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Will Affect U.S. Air Force Airmen
The Pentagon announced Friday that members of the armed services, Defense Department civilian employees and their family members who are living on or serving at military properties can no longer travel domestically starting Monday, to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. According to air force times, the Air Force Personnel Center …
Read More »MQ-9 Terminated? U.S. Air Force Wants To Replace Reaper Drone
An MQ-9 Reaper and a C-17 Globemaster III on display at the Changi Exhibition Center, Republic of Singapore, during Singapore Airshow 2020, Feb. 12, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Johnathon Wines) The U.S. Air Force wants to replace the MQ-9 Reaper attack drones with something new capable …
Read More »Watch: Kelly Johnson Talks About His Greatest Creation “The World’s Fastest Aircraft”
Clarence Leonard “Kelly” Johnson was an American aeronautical and systems engineer. He played a leading role in the design of over forty aircraft, including several honored with the prestigious Collier Trophy, acquiring a reputation as one of the most talented and prolific aircraft design engineers in the history of aviation. …
Read More »Here Are Two Indian Air Force Strategies To Deal With Shortage of Fighter Jets
Tejas parked next to F-16 Fighting Falcon (centre) and Eurofighter Typhoon (top) at Aero India 2009 According to Indian Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, to address the shortage of fighter aircraft in the Indian Air Force, the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy of midlife up-gradation of existing …
Read More »Japan To Build Its Next-Gen Stealth Fighter Jet With US Instead Of UK
Japan plans to choose the U.S. as its partner for developing its next-gen stealth fighter jet, the successor to the F-2 fighter jet. The fighters, 100 of which Tokyo plans to buy, are set to replace the F-2 jets when they retire in 2035. The project is expected to cost …
Read More »Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick F-18 Super Hornet To Join Blue Angels Fleet
The F/A-18E Super Hornet used by Tom Cruise’s character in the new Top Gun: Maverick movie will continue to thrill aviation fans long after the movie debuts. It is on its way to be converted for use by the US Navy Blue Angels demonstration team, which will begin training with …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Airman’s $15 Tool Invention Could Save The Air Force millions
Staff Sgt. Patrick Leach, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems craftsman, uses the Pressurized Leak Detection Cup Feb. 14, 2020, at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron) The U.S. Air Force will save millions of dollars by a new tool developed by …
Read More »USAF F-22 Raptors & RCAF CF-18 Hornets Intercepted Two Russian Tu-142 Aircraft
North American Aerospace Defense Command has reported that U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and Canadian CF-18s intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft north of Alaska on March 9. “[North American Aerospace Defense Command] fighter aircraft escorted the Tu-142s for the duration of their time in the ADIZ,” officials said. …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Deploys B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers To Portugal
U.S. Air Force deploys B-2 stealth bomber to Europe. The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) has confirmed the deployment of B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft from the 509thBomb Wing and the 131st Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Base, Missouri, to Europe. A task force of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers arrived at Lajes …
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