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You may have watched a science fiction movie once where some unseen aircraft flying over has the power to disrupt or completely knock out all electronics leaving the city below in darkness without harming anyone. In real life, Boeing actually has such a weapon and has tested it showing the potential. It is called CHAMP […]
The Air Force recently added BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets to the F-16 and A-10 aircraft. The BAE Systems APKWSTM transforms a standard unguided 2.75-inch (70 millimeter) rocket into a precision laser-guided rocket. With a name like ‘Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System’ what more could any military pilot want? This system has […]
WASHINGTON — Boeing’s T-X trainer candidate took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday. The T-X trainer is Boeing’s entry into the process of selecting a replacement for the Air Force’s T-38 advanced jet trainer. The T-38 is a twin engine supersonic capable jet trainer that has been in service for over 50 […]
If you recall it was just a couple of weeks ago that President-elect Trump tweeted to ‘cancel’ the new Air Force One purchase from Boeing because it was too expensive. Today after a meeting with the President-elect, Dennis Muilenburg, the CEO of Boeing stated that he had a “very productive” meeting and promised to produce […]
Who has not seen the hit Tom Cruise movie Top Gun? The movie captivated a generation and was all about the glory of being a Navy fighter pilot featuring the F-14 Tomcat. The Tomcat is a two seat twin engine, variable-sweep wing, carrier based aircraft capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2. The F-14 […]
After six days of suspended flights due to a crash the Marine Corps are back in business flying the MV-22 Ospreys. Monday Marine Corps commanders issued the order to resume flight operations in Japan. The MV-22 had been grounded after a crash in shallow waters on December 13th that injured two crew members. The crash […]
Monday Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan countered President-elect Trump’s tweet from a week ago and defended the F-35 program as being critical to the security of the United States and its allies. President-elect Trump had stated in a tweet that he feels “the F-35 program and cost is out of control.” Well, General Bogdan who […]
Cirrus Aircraft, based in Duluth, MN announced the delivery of the first Vision Jet to their customer Joe Whisenhunt, a commercial real-estate developer from Arkansas. Whisenhunt is a loyal Cirrus customer owning 10 other Cirrus aircraft prior to purchasing the Vision jet. Cirrus Aircraft CEO Dale Klapmeier said, “Most of you have seen Joe around. This is Cirrus […]
By Nate S. Jaros As most of the country is currently in a deep freeze, I thought it would be fun to reflect back to a particular time in my F-16 career where heat, and extreme temperatures was the norm. And how we as fighter pilots dealt with it, or almost didn’t. It was August […]
A Russian military flight carrying 39 people crashed Monday on approach to landing at an Arctic airport facility. Reports are that there were no deaths but all passengers aboard the aircraft suffered injury. The cause of the accident has not been officially determined but high winds could have been the culprit. The Defense Ministry said […]
The US Navy used to have a television commercial with a saying, “Navy. It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure!” This video clearly shows just how much of an ‘adventure’ being in the US Navy can be! Watch Navy Sailor Get Hit By EA-6B Prowler Jet Blast Who Remembers This US Navy Commercial? The […]
How many of you know that the United States Marine Corps does not have enough combat ready F/A-18’s for their pilots to fly? Surprisingly, the statement is true and to remedy this problem they have decided to bring 30 retired F/A-18’s from the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ back into service. To […]
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