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T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer – Credits: Boeing Defense The Air Force is a step closer to finalizing the design for its 4th and 5th Generation Advanced Pilot Trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk. Boeing and the U.S. Air Force recently conducted both the Aircraft Critical Design Review (CDR) and …

The Red Arrows fly over HMS Illustrious near RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus during display practice in 2008. Credits: CPL Andy Benson/MOD Cyprus, NATO’s unsinkable aircraft carrier. In the below video you can see how the island of Cyprus became divided through ethnic conflict and Western intervention. Cyprus officially called the Republic …

Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA Fighter Jet Painted In Custom Livery – Credits: Boeing Defense Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)’s first Boeing F-15QA fighter jet got painted in its custom dual-tone livery, Boeing said in a statement. The F-15QA aircraft, as well as the paint scheme, were specifically designed for …

Two F-22s escort a Tu-95. (Image via Zvezda) On Jun. 10, 2020, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, under NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) control completed two intercepts of Russian formations entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. According to NORAD, …

The carrier is currently outside the main harbor at Bandar Abbas As tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S., the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills. A credible report of a 650-foot long Iranian-built …

B-52 carries the X-51 Hypersonic Vehicle out to the range for launch test. May 1, 2013. Photographer: Bobbi Zapka on June 9, 2020, Aviation Week reported that U.S. Air Force is investigating hypersonic test missile mishap. According to the report, the missile is believed to have inadvertently separated from a …

U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft suffered a runway excursion and crashed into a concrete wall. Onboard were 7 crew and 26 passengers. Four occupants were injured. There was a post-crash fire. The incident with the USAF C-130H transport aircraft occurred at approximately 10:10 PM local Iraqi time on June 8, …

That an old F-35A Lightning II mishap photo – Credits: : Michael Snyder/Northwest Florida Daily News Upon landing, the landing gear of a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, operated by the 388th FW, collapsed. The pilot survived the crash. The accident occurred at 10:45 a.m. local time. The pilot, part …

South Korean air forces’ KF-X mock-up on display during the press day of Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2019 at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, October 14, 2019. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon GE Aviation delivered the first F414-GE-400K engine in May to Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) …

The first Super Hornet for the U.S. Navys Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron sits on the flight ramp at Boeings Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The validation and verification aircraft will not be painted in the familiar blue and yellow paint scheme until flight testing is complete. (Boeing photo) …