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At a time when the future of the A-10 is in doubt the Air Force has decided to upgrade 19 Warthogs to give them improved combat search and rescue capabilities. According to a statement by the Air Force these upgrades were urgent. Watch A-10 Thunderbolt Gun Runs The LARS V-12 is designed to allow A-10 pilots […]
Iran’s state airline, IranAir just took delivery of their first Airbus A321 jetliner with the company paint scheme and logo. Iran’s purchase of these new Airbus aircraft is only possible due to the lifting of sanctions under the Iran nuclear deal framework. “The technical acceptance has been done with formal delivery still to be done,” an […]
The French Air Force has signed an agreement with Babcock Mission Critical Services France (BMCSF) for future jet pilot training utilizing the Pilatus PC-21 turboprop. The eleven year agreement calls for the purchase of 17 PC-21 aircraft. “We are delighted that our French company will be working as a key support partner on this major […]
A B-52 bomber flying over North Dakota Wednesday had one of its eight engines break apart and fall to the ground. The aircraft landed safely without further incident. The B-52 based out of Minot Air Force Base was not carrying any weapons and was flying in an unpopulated area when the engine fell off. “Earlier […]
According to Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus who flew the F-16 and the F-35, there is no way the older fighters can compete with an F-35. Pleus said that even upgraded Falcons and Hornets will never match an F-35. “You cannot take an airplane like an F-16 and really make it stealthy,” Pleus said in an interview […]
A company called DroneShield has developed an ‘anti-drone gun’ that can safely disable a flying drone. The company claims their DroneGun will work on a wide variety of drones and allows the user to disable the drone in a controlled manner without damaging it. Watch the DroneGun in Action DroneGun provides a safe countermeasure against […]
Cirrus Aircraft announced the all new 2017 G6 calling it the smartest, safest and most advanced model ever produced. Cirrus SR22T, SR22 and SR20 piston airplanes are some of the most popular models in general aviation. “G6 is the result of the most innovative, capable and feature-rich set of upgrades we have ever applied to […]
On January 4, 1989 two US Navy F-14’s shot down two Libyan MiG-23’s. The Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi had drawn a ‘line of death’ in the Gulf of Sidra and declared that anyone crossing it would suffer the consequences. Tensions were already high between the US and Libya as US officials had confronted Libya with accusations […]
On December 30 the Air Force formally opened the bidding process for the T-X program to replace the T-38 Talon jet trainer. Announcing they were accepting bids is a major step in the $16 billion dollar program that is expected to be awarded in 2017. The new aircraft training system will prepare Air Force student pilots […]
Less than two weeks ago President-elect Trump tweeted that the F-35 program was over budget and that he was requesting a bid for a ‘comparable Super Hornet’. Today we have word that his incoming Secretary of Defense, Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis supports the program with a “clear commitment” to its continuation. Watch Raw Footage […]
On the Naval Aviation News website, the Navy lauded its use of a 100% bio-fuel JP-5 jet fuel replacement on a recent EA-18G “Green Growler” flight. After the flight, the test pilot proclaimed he could not tell any difference in how the aircraft performed compared to traditional JP-5 jet fuel. From takeoff to landing, you […]
On December 28, the US Air Force released a ‘request for proposals’ to develop a Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The current Joint STARS, based on an E-8C aircraft (modified Boeing 707) is an airborne battlefield management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. First flying in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 […]
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Our roots in shooting sports started off back in 1996 with our founder and CEO, Josh Ungier. His love of airguns took hold of our company from day one and we became the first e-commerce retailer dedicated to airguns, optics, ammo, and accessories. Over the next 25 years, customers turned to us for our unmatched product selection, great advice, education, and continued support of the sport and airgun industry.
