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A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London broke an unlikely milestone (and nearly the sound barrier) when it reached a screaming ground speed of 801 mph while traversing the skies some 35,000 feet above central Pennsylvania. The aircraft merely flew into a furious jet stream that propelled its …

Lockheed Martin Offers India Enhanced F-16 Block 70 Multirole Combat Aircraft Dubbed “F-21” A new fighter was unveiled by Lockheed Martin called the F-21. It’s intended for India and based on the F-16. “The F-21 provides unmatched ‘Make in India’ opportunities and strengthens India’s path to an advanced airpower future,” …

An F-2 of Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed into the sea 130 km northeast of Tsuiki Air Base, during a combat training with other two F-2. Two occupants were rescued 50 minutes later.  A pair of Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots were rescued Wednesday morning after their Mitsubishi F-2B fighter …

Learjet 35 was a doomed plane, flying miles off course and with passengers and crew presumed dead. All that could be done now was to wait for the plane to run out of fuel – but where would it crash? On October 25, 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 was scheduled …

Took 8 shots to put one on Target on a cold west Texas morning with a custom built Robert Vestal .408 Cheytac rifle! is it a record you be the judge! The target was 53 inches wide, but at 3 miles away, it was hardly even visible. Poor had to account …

Red Flag 19-1 has just come to an end and, based on official reports, once again the F-35 held its own against the Aggressors. The recent Red Flag drills were held over the span of the past three weeks saw participation from a dozen Air Force F-35As from the 388th …

Nasa is looking for a ‘jokers’ or ‘class clown’ to boost morale on a human mission to Mars. A sense of humour will be vital for any team to keep morale high on a two-year trip to Mars which could happen in the 2030s. The joker role will be tested …

Gigantic Three asteroids will skim past Earth TODAY in close flyby travelling at 34420 miles per hour. A massive asteroid believed to measure 280ftin diameter is set to fly past Earth this afternoon at a dizzying speed of 30,422 miles per hour. The asteroid, dubbed 2013 MD8, is expected to …

Rostec Corporation CEO Sergei Chemezov has confirmed that Russia was forced to destroy all delivered to China S-400 missile after a vessel transporting these got caught in a storm. Speaking at a press conference at the IDEX military exhibition, the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said that Russia had long …

Two BAe Hawk Mk 132 trainer jets of the Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team collided mid-air in Bengaluru a day before the Aero India show begins in the city. The two jets crashed while rehearsing at the Yelahanka Airbase in Bengaluru. One of the three pilots have reportedly died. …