Air Force Thunderbirds Cancel Appearances in Aftermath of Pilots Death

The Air Force’s Thunderbirds flight demonstration team has canceled shows for at least the next two weekends following a deadly training crash last week. Shows this weekend in Lakeland, Fla., and April 21 and 22 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi have been scrubbed, officials said. Performances last weekend at March Air Force Base […]

Picture of the Day: Yodaville USMC AH-1W Super Cobra Strike!

A Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter deploys flares and launches rockets at mock enemy targets during a tactical demonstration at the Yodaville training facility in Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Is Russia ‘Jamming’ US Drones in the Skies over Syria?

The Russians appear to be successfully jamming United States drones over Syria according to US officials. The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials. The Russians began jamming some smaller U.S. drones several weeks ago, the officials said, after a […]

Marine Corps Wants to Build ‘Thinking Drone’ called MUX

Armed to the teeth with an array of powerful, destructive weapons, an incredible thinking drone may soon hit the skies to keep Marines safe.   The Marine Corps is aiming to build a revolutionary drone called MUX (Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System-Expeditionary). The MUX will terrify enemies of the United States, and […]

Watch: Afghan Air Interdiction Unit

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan Originally established in 2006 as the Afghan Air Interdiction Unit assigned to the Ministry of Interior and re-flagged as the 777th Special Mission Wing in 2013, the SMW is Afghanistan’s special operations aviation force. SMW delivers special operators from the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command and General Command of […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Aircraft Crashes in Daytona Beach, Florida

Last week a training aircraft from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Aircraft in Daytona Beach, Florida crashed leaving two pilots dead. Eyewitnesses claim they saw the wing fall off the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration pilot examiner and a student pilot were killed when an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plane crashed during a training flight Wednesday shortly after takeoff from […]

Watch: How Low Can You Go?

Flying low! What could be more fun! An unknown pilot (not me!) flying a Pilatus PC-9 turboprop, possibly of the “Wings of Storm” Croatian military aerobatic display team, flies just a few feet above the ground in places, at a calculated 260mph (420kmh, 225knots). In addition to 90-degree-plus bank angles, flying between trees, and buzzing […]