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Two Adirs and two US Lightnings flying together over Israel during Exercise “Enduring Lightning”. (Image credit: IAF) Despite the general ban on international exercises in light of coronavirus crisis, On Mar. 29, the F-35I belonging to the 140 Sqn “Golden Eagle” of the Israeli Air Force and the F35As from …

In real life, the millionaire Top Gun star Tom Cruise is reported to own anywhere from three to five private jets including a $20M Gulfstream. Tom Cruise has held a pilot’s license since 1994 and he often pilots all of the private jets that he owns. Although quite luxurious when …

U.S. Navy ships from the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group transit the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh) There are two U.S. aircraft carriers currently in the western Pacific and both now have reported cases …

The opening flypast at DefExpo included an indigenous HAL Tejas jet (background), accompanying an Indian air force Su-30MKI fighter. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov) HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force …

SR-71B – Mach 3 Trainer in Flight at Sunset – Courtesy Photo NASA The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the …

A plane carrying eight people, including an American and a Canadian, burst into flames while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing all those on board, officials said. The IAI 1124A Westwind crashed on takeoff from runway 24 and burst into flames at …

Credits: Andreas-Zeitler-Airbus German Air Force is reportedly buying Eurofighter Typhoons and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to replace its aging fleet of Panavia Tornado swing-wing combat jets. Germany will buy up to 90 Eurofighters, 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and 15 EA-18G Growlers jets. A key driving factor behind …

The Russian Ministry of Defense released a new promotional video showing its pre-production Su-57s aircraft firing an air-to-air missile. The clip appears to show the first known instance of the advanced combat jet firing a missile from one of its two small wing-root weapons bays. The video, which has the …

The Florida National Guard’s 256th Medical Company, training on personal protective equipment in preparation for administering coronavirus test in Broward County (Photo by Sgt. Michael Baltz 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment ) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was the first of the country’s officials to give voice to a …

A Russian SU-27 Flanker aircraft photographed from an RAF Typhoon. On March 26, 2020, Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 reportedly crashed into the Black Sea during a routine flight, 50 km from Théodosie. A rescue operation was immediately launched. An An-26 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter from the Southern Military …