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Lt. Cdr. Michael Tremel stands next to his F/A 18-E Super Hornet on board the USS George W. Bush last July. The tomahawk symbols represent strike missions and the “kill” symbol for his shootdown is upper right. (Photo courtesy of Save The Royal Navy via Military.com) On Jun. 18, 2017, …

The 73rd Anniversary Graphic. (Courtesy Graphic by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs) On U.S. Air Force 73rd Birthday the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs has published on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service an interesting graphic that features prominently, in the center and in the background, …

Two J-20 fighters in formation – Credits: emperornie A number of Chinese media outlets have reported that a J-20 fighter jet with a novice pilot managed to score 17 kills for zero losses in mock combat drills – which has widely been considered a testament to the aircraft’s combat prowess. …

Concept art released by the Air Force Research Lab in 2018 shows a potential next-generation fighter concept or F-X. (Air Force Research Laboratory) on Sept. 14, Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics announced that the U.S. Air Force has secretly designed, …

Philippine Air Force Sikorsky S-76 – Credits: Philippine Air Force The Philippine Air Force SAR helicopter crashed in bad weather conditions. The four occupants were fatally injured. The casualties include 2 pilots and 2 crew members assigned at PAF’s 505th Search and Rescue Group, Air Force spokesperson Lt. Col. Aristides …

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder jet crashed near Pindigheb, Attock during a routine training mission on Tuesday, the air force said in a statement. According to the statement, no loss of life was reported. After flying in the air since 2017, a single-seater JF-17 Block II Serial No. …

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet crashed near Pindigheb, Attock during a routine training mission on Tuesday, the air force said in a statement. According to the statement, no loss of life was reported. “The pilot ejected safely. No loss of life or property has been reported on [the] ground,” …

Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon over the starting grid of the Tuscan F1 GP – Credits: Italian Air Force Four Eurofighter Typhoon jets, two belonging to the 4° Stormo (Wing), based at Grosseto Air Base, and two belonging to the 36° Stormo, from Gioia del Colle, performed a flyover at …

RQ-170 Sentinel at Anderson AFB in Guam – Credits: The United States Air Force photograph, released to Joseph Trevithick via FOIA Iranian reports claim that U.S. surveillance flights over its territory, using advanced reconnaissance drones such as the RQ-170, targeted nuclear sites, in particular, to gather intelligence on these priority …

The portable device directs a silent, invisible laser at a target such as a drone and tracks it as it moves, heating it until it burns a hole, a process that takes about 15 seconds. (Boeing) Boeing’s new mobile laser gun system, commonly known as Compact Laser Weapon System, successfully …