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German start-up Lilium has secured $90 million in funding to build a five-seat, all-electric flying taxi. The funding will be used to develop the company’s five-seat commercial Lilium Jet, as well as to grow the company’s team of more than 70 people. As envisioned, a fully charged Lilium Jet would be able to stay aloft for about an hour and travel […]

If you are in the vicinity of Dayton, Ohio on September 9th you are in for a treat if you stop in to see the Air Force’s National Museum. A special celebration of the Air Force’s 70th birthday will feature seventy pieces of artwork that highlight a significant event for each year. The exhibit titled, […]

Back in April of this year a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion suffered a hard landing in Yuma, Arizona. The Marine Corps has released a report saying the cause of the incident was pilot error. Watch: When a CH-53E Super Stallion Landed on the Beach The April hard landing of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter that caused […]

Police have reported finding the body of a Belgian helicopter pilot that fell out or jumped out of his helicopter while performing at an air show. Three Belgian troops had jumped out of the helicopter with parachutes as part of the performance. According to reports, the co-pilot helped the three parachutists jump, but then turned […]

Every week Fox News Sunday picks a ‘Power Player of the Week’ and this week it was the US Navy Blue Angels! Well, how about that! Enjoy a unique inside look into the flight demonstration team. Featured image by the US Navy

A Marine Corps crew chief fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 17. – US Department of Defense Featured image Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Sam Northway, a 91 year old former World War II aviator took the skies again in a celebration of flight. “I never did want to go someplace in an airplane. I just liked to fly,” said Sam Northway. Northway’s been in love with airplanes since he was just a kid. “The earth looks beautiful when […]

Featured image of various types of military aircraft, including C-5 Galaxy that once belonged to the 445th Airlift Wing, are dispersed across more than 2,600 acres of desert land at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), often called “The Boneyard.” AMARG, an Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility located at […]

So much history and so many memories all in one magical place! The ‘Boneyard’ located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona is a special place for those of us that love and cherish aviation. A must visit place when you can. Commonly referred to as the “Boneyard,” the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan […]

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules Aircraft at Juliet drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, June 8, 2017. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting force […]

The US Navy sent a P-8 Poseidon maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and the US Air Force sent an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Many other military aircraft are participating in the efforts. Mary McHale, spokeswoman for AFNORTH, says the operations center is currently using and […]

The US Air Force is publicly confirming it is operating an air war against ISIS out of a base in the United Arab Emirates. For more than 10 years the Air Force has been quite about operations at the Al Dhafra Air Base but now is acknowledging the presence of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Military.com first spoke […]