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Boeing for the first time is showing what it believes is the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) best suited for refueling U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers. Through its MQ-25 competition, the Navy is seeking unmanned refueling capabilities that would extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed […]
Friday Night Fun! Watch the sparks fly as an F-18 tailhook drags across the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford. Footage of USS Gerald R. Ford’s first fixed wing night operations while underway. Ford is currently underway conducting testing and evaluation operations. U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Ruiz Featured […]
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) travels in the Atlantic Ocean at night, Dec. 13, 2017. The Gerald R. Ford is underway conducting test and evaluation operations. – US Department of Defense Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard
Mountain Home Air Force Base teamed up with Gowen Field for Gunfighter Flag 18-1. The purpose of the exercise was to train to work together as a total force. The video features F-15E Strike Eagles and A-10’s. – US Department of Defense Video by Airman 1st Class Hailey Bivens 366th Fighter Wing Featured image of […]
The First American Volunteer Group [AVG] popularly known as the Flying Tigers was a civilian contractor group of US Army, Navy and Marine Corps aviators who volunteered to fight for the Chinese against the Japanese in the early days of World War II. Although the Flying Tigers were in existence for a very short time, […]
Army paratroopers exit from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an airborne operation for the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop over Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 4, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the Airborne Division. – US Department of Defense #ICYMI #MilitaryMonday 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation […]
Soldiers assigned to the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion perform a practice jump over the flight line of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 11, 2017. The soldiers trained for several hours before jumping from two C130’s. – US Department of Defense U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Johnathon Wines Featured image of U.S. Army […]
Pretty amazing stuff going on from Aurora Flight Sciences! They conducted multiple autonomous flights of a UH-1H helicopter for the Office of Naval Research, executing supply type missions. While previous demonstrations have showcased the system’s autonomy capabilities and interactions with trained operators, this is the first demonstration in which the aircraft performed cargo and utility […]
Lightning strikes near the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt as it travels in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 16, 2017. – US Navy What Did You Do Last Night? Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Mark Vetere
Reports are showing that the Pentagon spent $22 million dollars looking into UFO’s or unidentified flying objects between 2007 and 2012. The program was shut down citing better uses of the money. The U.S. government ran a program for investigating reports of unidentified flying objects until 2012, the Department of Defense confirmed for ABC News. As […]
So does the fact that two highly trained military aviators think they saw a UFO influence your opinion on if aliens have been to the planet Earth? Two Navy airman flying over the Pacific Ocean on a routine training mission claim they encountered mysterious objects that ‘accelerated like nothing’ they had ‘ever seen’ before. Back […]
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to […]
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