On May 17, 1987, the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate USS Stark was on a patrol in the central Persian Gulf. At night, Stark came under attack from an apparent Iraqi Air Force jet Aircraft. An Iraqi pilot attacked USS Stark in a Dassault Falcon 50 modified business jet armed. All …
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In February Top Gun” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” filmed onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier. Capt. Carlos Sardiello who commands Roosevelt shares the challenges he faced during top gun filming. What they would talk about, however, was the challenge of balancing the film crew’s needs with training aboard the ship, …
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A few weeks ago we posted a video by DCS player Forest Rat who recreated Top Gun aerial scenes using digital combat simulator world. Forest Rat created the scene of the very first minutes of Top Gun (when the two F-14s piloted by Mav and Goose and Cougar and Merlin are …
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As we have reported earlier U.S. Navy USS Harry S. Truman Aircraft Carrier Suffered Major Electrical Malfunction ahead of an expected deployment this fall. The carrier is supposed to go out for a second deployment, after operating in U.S. 6th Fleet and U.S. 2nd Fleet from April to December last …
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Boeing made a surprise announcement of the successful test flight of the new MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned aerial refueler. Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker drone test asset, known as T1, has flown for the first time at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. The company is developing the Stingray for the …
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The US Navy has admitted that videos taken by pilots apparently showing encounters with UFOs are real. Two videos show three encounters between warplanes and what the navy says “are unidentified aerial phenomena”. Joseph Gradisher, the Navy’s spokesman for the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, confirmed that …
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In March 1986, U.S. Navy aviators out-flew, out-maneuvered and jammed the Libyan Arab Air Force so badly that the Libyans stopped flying their interceptors over the Gulf of Sidra. As a result, Tripoli had to give up its claim on this part of the Mediterranean. Equally damaging, the lack of …
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U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has confirmed that the first Raytheon’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Engineering Development Model pod arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River after a trek across America late July to begin various verification and test procedures in preparation for the second pod delivery early fall. …
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According to USNI U.S. Navy Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is experiencing a malfunction of the ship’s electrical distribution system ahead of an expected deployment this fall. The carrier is supposed to go out for a second deployment, after operating in U.S. 6th Fleet and U.S. 2nd Fleet from April …
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According to the research by Bidlink.net F/A-18 Super Hornet Fuel Tank Valve Prices Double After Company Was Sold It’s not uncommon to see the cost of military spare parts increase when they are sole source or after a company is sold. After reviewing NSN procurement history on a manual check valve …
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