F-35 & F-22 5th Generation Stealth Aircraft Steal the Show at Red Flag 17-3

The recent Red Flag Exercise 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada gave aviation enthusiasts a glimpse of the future of air warfare with multiple F-35 and F-22 aircraft participating. Held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the exercise featured for the first time both the Air Force and Marine Corps variants of the F-35 Joint […]

Picture of the Day: USMC CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter & AV-8B Harrier

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 Reinforced (Reinforced), and an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 are spotted on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group […]

Watch: US Navy Performs First Fixed Wing Aircraft Recovery Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 28, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Struck, performs an arrested landing aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The aircraft carrier is underway conducting test and evaluation operations. Less than one week after Pres. Donald J. Trump commissioned […]

US Navy F-18 Hornet Pilot That Shot Down Syrian Su-22 Speaks!

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael “MOB” Tremel, the first US pilot to score an aerial victory in almost 20 years has remarked about what took place that day. Lt Cdr Michael Tremel of the Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-87 ‘Golden Warriors’ made the first US air-to-air kill since a USAF F-16 shot down a Serbian MiG-29 in 1999, […]

Watch: History in Motion! F4U Corsairs Take to the Skies!

The F4U is an aircraft full of mystique, folklore and historical significance. The fact that we are lucky enough to have some of these famed World War II aircraft still flying for all to see and marvel at is amazing. Enjoy! The Planes of Fame’s own F4U-1 was joined this year by 4 other Corsairs, […]

US Conducts Successful THADD Missile Test In Wake of another North Korean ICBM Launch

The United States announced it has conducted a successful THADD missile test just a couple days after North Korea launched another ICBM. The US Government stated it would be conducting two THADD missile tests this month from Kodiak, Alaska. The test comes as Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander, warned North Korea that U.S. […]

Watch: Zero G Wild Ride in Blue Angels Fat Albert! Are You Ready?

Keep your eyes on the guy in the back. He has clearly done this many times! What could be more fun than some zero G in a C-130! Have you seen this before? This is what it looks like from the outside. More Zero G Fat Albert Style from the Cockpit Featured image of crewmembers […]