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The EC-130H Compass Call is a highly modified C-130 Hercules that is designed to interfere and disrupt enemy command and control communications. The Compass Call platform is old. It obtained operational status in 1983 and the Air Force is hoping for a replacement soon. “There’s always a requirement to improve,” Lt. Col. Matthew, mission commander with the […]
Very cool! Any F-22 Raptor pilots out there in Fighter Sweepland want to comment on the startup sequence? Featured image via video screen capture
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev said Monday that his nation was threatened with missile attacks by a foreign power if he didn’t close an air base that the US had in Kyrgyzstan territory. “I will not hide that some countries warned us that they are ready, should it be the case that it is necessary, to conduct […]
The Chinese Air Force made it clear that they don’t appreciate a US Navy EP-3 spy plane flying in the East China Sea. A pair of armed Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane flying in the East China Sea on Sunday afternoon, with the hazardous Chinese behavior nearly causing a […]
The first of the Ford-class super-carriers is now commissioned and ready for service in the Fleet. The USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 is the first new aircraft carrier design in 40 years for the US Navy and the largest in the world. The occasion was marked by the arrival of President Trump to the proceedings. […]
Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” is a masterpiece of a war film that is a must see for any fans of the genre. The battle and evacuation of Dunkirk have been very rarely touched by filmmakers and for that reason, this film is a fresh look at a part of World War II that is largely […]
Military aviation makes for some very interesting photos. The closer you look, the more you see. Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia – An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lifts off from a hilltop during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 18, 2017. The MV-22B is the Marine […]
Enjoy a ride on-board with F-18 Hornet pilots from the ‘Pukin Dogs’ of VFA-143 somewhere over the Pacific Northwest. Featured image of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 flying over the mountains of Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ben Stickney.
It makes perfect sense for the Navy to have a drone that CAN fly and swim right? Well, that is exactly what the Naviator does! At the Office of Naval Research’s annual Science and Technology Expo on Friday in Washington, D.C., a development team from Rutgers University demonstrated the unusual quadcopter, which can swim at […]
Logging 100,000 hours of flight time in a strike/fighter squadron without a class A mishap is a major achievement. The “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 set the historic milestone on July 3rd while deployed on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan that was operating in the Coral Sea area of the South Pacific. Watch a GREAT Cruise […]
The Iraqi Air Force received 15 T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft in 2009 that apparently are now in storage. The US Department of Defense is hiring Textron Aviation to bring them back to flight status. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Textron Aviation Defense USD 8.8 million to return the IqAF’s 15 turboprop trainer […]
Lots to see in this photo when you look closely! Nothing like hauling the big guns if you are a CH-47 Chinook pilot! Soldiers sling-load M777 Howitzers using Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters for an air assault training exercise July 19, 2017 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The soldiers are with Company B, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation […]
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