Watch: Airbus Family Flight!

Watch: Airbus Family Flight!

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This is something you have never seen before! Four Airbus aircraft join up in formation to showcase the wide diversity of their products. In a ground-breaking first, Airbus flies its A350 XWB, A400M, Eurofighter Typhoon and H160 together in a one-of-a-kind performance. This aeronautical achievement symbolizes the new united Airbus family. More than ever, we […]

Breaking: US Navy F-18 Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fighter/Bomber

Breaking: US Navy F-18 Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fighter/Bomber

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The US military released a statement that an F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Su-22 jet that had earlier dropped munitions near US backed fighters. This is thought to be the first aerial kill of an enemy aircraft in almost 20 years by US forces. The statement said coalition aircraft had “conducted a show […]

Fat Albert Returns to Duty for the US Navy Blue Angels Flight Team!

Fat Albert Returns to Duty for the US Navy Blue Angels Flight Team!

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The US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team is welcoming back to service the famous “Fat Albert” C-130 Hercules as the logistics and transport aircraft for the unit. Fat Albert has always been a huge fan favorite at Blue Angels airshows featuring a Jet Assisted Takeoff (JATO). Watch Fat Albert perform a Jet Assisted Takeoff […]

Watch: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Shows Off High Speed Turn Capabilities

Watch: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Shows Off High Speed Turn Capabilities

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Watch in awe as this giant aircraft carrier performs a series of high speed maneuvers during recent sea trials. “The sea trials period we completed today went exceptionally well,” said Capt. Ronald Ravelo, Lincoln’s commanding officer. “Of course there was some discovery, the ship hasn’t been underway for over four years, but everything went for the […]

French Company Sets Record Flying Drone 30 Miles on 3G Cellular Network

French Company Sets Record Flying Drone 30 Miles on 3G Cellular Network

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Delair-Tech in coordination with utility provider RTE France set a record by flying a drone 30 miles while controlling it via a 3G cellular network. The ‘beyond visual line-of-sight’ (BVLOS) operation is designed to inspect large power lines. France’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) approved a specific flight corridor for the experimental flight. Two […]

Watch: US Air Force Nuclear-Capable Strategic Bombers Deploy to Britain

Watch: US Air Force Nuclear-Capable Strategic Bombers Deploy to Britain

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A pair of B-2 stealth bombers, three B-52 Stratofortresses and three B-1 Lancers have deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. A spokesman for the base said the aircraft are being used ‘in support of exercises BALTOPS (Baltic operations), Saber Strike and Arctic Challenge taking place in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility.’ He […]

Pictures of the Day: Russian Su-27 Intercepts Formation of U.S. Air Force Aircraft – BALTOPS 2017

Pictures of the Day: Russian Su-27 Intercepts Formation of U.S. Air Force Aircraft – BALTOPS 2017

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The Russians sent out a lone Su-27 Flanker to intercept a formation of Air Force aircraft which included a pair of B-1B Lancers, a B-52 Stratofortress and a KC-135R Stratotanker that was part of the BALTOPS 2017 exercise over the Baltic Sea. The intercept made for some great pictures! BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational, maritime-focused exercise designed […]