Recent Posts

When MiG-25 Foxbat Shot Down F-15 Eagle

When MiG-25 Foxbat Shot Down F-15 Eagle

During the 1991 Gulf War, the Iraqi Air Force’s single MiG-25 interceptor unit caused more trouble for the U.S. Military than all its remaining fleet of over 500 combat jets combined. By Jan. 28, 1991, some 82 of Iraq’s newest and most advanced combat aircraft — including four MiG-29s, 24 …

Read More »

Here’s the Private Jet That Filmed ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Dogfighting Scenes

Here's the Private Jet That Filmed 'Top Gun: Maverick' Dogfighting Scenes

The special outfitted Embraer Phenom 300E camera ship used to film Top Gun: Maverick – Credits: Embraer Top Gun: Maverick is loaded with IMAX-worthy high-speed footage of fighter jets dogfighting, dodging missiles, chasing through canyons, and zooming over snow-capped mountaintops. The movie’s action-packed aerial cinematography was filmed by a Melbourne-manufactured …

Read More »

U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk Helicopter Crashes Near El Centro

U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk Helicopter Crashes Near El Centro

Two MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, stationed in San Diego, fly in formation over Northern California to Naval Air Station Fallon. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Released) A U.S. Navy Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk, operated by HSC-3, …

Read More »

4 Dead & 1 Missing as USMC MV-22B Osprey Crashes in California Desert

4 Dead & 1 Missing as USMC MV-22B Osprey Crashes in California Desert

MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, operated by aircrews with the United States Marine Corps, stop for refueling at an airfield in the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s area of operations. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. John Z. Mateja) A USMC Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey, operated by 3rd MAW, crashed near Glamis, Imperial …

Read More »