According to The Drive, U.S. Air Force is seeking responses for its requirement to acquire full-size Super Realistic mock-ups of the Russian S-300PMU air defense system – NATO codename SA-20 Gargoyle. The U.S. Air Force wants to buy two life-size mock transporter-erector-launchers, or TELs, that mimic the physical look, as …
Read More »How the WW2 Corsair Got Its Nickname – Listen to Insane F4U Whistle
The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was designed as a one-seat fighter plane able to take off and land on carriers in 1938. Unfortunately for Vought and the U.S. Navy, a nimble enough Corsair would only be shipped years later, in 1944. Until an improved model was made available, the fighter …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Next-Generation B-21 Stealth Bomber Will Likely Have Air-to-Air Defense Capabilities
The U.S. Air Force’s new Next-Generation Stealth Bomber, the B-21 Raider, will likely have air-to-air defense capabilities, just like modern fighter jets. In Air Force Magazine, Pacific Air Forces Director of Air and Cyber Operations Maj. Gen Scott L. Pleus confirmed that next-generation bomber will have new capabilities for self-defense …
Read More »Video Features A Rocket Travelling at 6,599 mph (Mach 8.6) At Holloman AFB
Edwards Air Force base Instagram page has shared Insane Video Of A Hypersonic Sled Track test Something you probably have never seen before is an object rocketing along a set of tracks at 6,599 miles per hour, or right around Mach 8.6. No, I did not screw those metrics up, …
Read More »Video Features Russian Il-76MD Performing Tactical Landing On Dirt Strip Escorted By Mi-24s
The Russian Ministry of Defense has released an interesting video of Russian Il-76MD Performing Tactical Landing On Dirt Strip Escorted By Mi-24s. An Il-76MD cargo aircraft landed on an unpaved runway located near Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Region, during a technical support exercise (MTO) of the Russian Federation Armed Forces in the …
Read More »Su-27 Mirgorod Pyramid: watch ukrainian flanker collided with two other Su-27s parked at Mirgorod Air Base
You Might have seen that two Passenger plane crashed into each other on ground but i bet you have never seen two Fighter jets crashed into each other on ground on May 26, 1997 the shocking accident took place when Su-27UB ’68 Blue’ jumped chocks during engine starting due to …
Read More »Porsche Taycan at USS Hornet aircraft carrier: 0-90-0 MPH In 10.17 Seconds (Video)
A new generation of car requires a new generation of publicity stunt, and this one requires an aircraft carrier. The zero-emissions model from Stuttgart made the journey to the USS Hornet to show off its acceleration and braking capabilities in a rather unconventional way. The video shot at the massive …
Read More »U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Bombers Conduct Joint Training With RAF F-35B Jets For the first time
Three U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are in the United Kingdom to conduct various training exercises in the region and one of them recently made a very significant first-ever visit to Iceland. Now, in another notable first, a pair of the flying-wing bombers have taken to the skies …
Read More »What Happens When A Vulture Hits A Fighter jet Flying at 400MPH – Actual Footage
A bird strike or bird ingestion or bird aircraft strike hazard (BASH)—is a collision between an airborne animal and a manmade vehicle, especially an aircraft. The term is also used for bird deaths resulting from collisions with structures such as power lines, towers and wind turbines In the Video below …
Read More »Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Metzger receives Bronze Star for fighting off Taliban for hours while twice wounded
An Air Force pararescueman was awarded a Bronze Star with valor this week, following several surgeries and months of efforts to get back on duty after being seriously wounded in Afghanistan last year. Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike Holmes presented Metzger, assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody …
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