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Tactical Air Control Party Specialists are some amazing people doing an amazing mission. If a picture says a 1000 words lets just leave this to your imagination as to what you see. Learn More About the Tactical Air Control Party Specialist mission…watch below! Calling in air and ground strikes all while embedded with teams like the […]
The 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid was celebrated at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, on April 18, 2017. Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein spoke at the ceremony. Attending the event was the only living member of the Doolittle Raiders, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Richard E. Cole. “Today we observe […]
The US Army is testing a Stryker combat vehicle with a 5-kilowatt laser mounted on it to seek and destroy enemy drones. No bullets, no explosions, just a laser beam that brings the unmanned aircraft to the ground. The experimental system is called the Mobile High-Energy Laser (MEHEL). “We are working with Space and Missile Defense […]
Lockheed Martin’s has released a new video of the Sikorsky S-97 Raider Prototype Helicopter in flight. 220 knots! Nice! Enjoy the video! Watch the S-97 Helicopter in Action! The company has hopes of selling the S-97 to the US Army, special operations commands, the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for a variety of missions. RAIDER […]
For the second day in a row Russia Tu-95H nuclear capable bombers have flown off the coast of Alaska. On Monday the US Air Force reportedly scrambled a pair of F-22 Raptor jets to intercept the Russian bombers. No aircraft were sent up in this latest incursion Tuesday night. Monday April 19 – U.S. fighter […]
We are used to seeing China and even Russia shows off to the world ‘knock off’ copies of US jet fighter technology. Now we can add Iran to the list! The Iranians have put on display their infamous Qaher F-313 stealth jet but they have not show it in flight yet. Hmm….. Watch the Iranian Built […]
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has taken its first flight from a combat ship. Taking off from the USS Montgomery, the MQ-8C demonstrated its ability to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities autonomously for US Navy ships at sea. Watch the MQ-8C Fire Scout in Action The sea trials took place off the coast of […]
A US Army Blackhawk Helicopter Crashed Monday afternoon on a Maryland Golf Course with three crew members on board. The UH-60 was from Ft. Belvoir, Virgina and crashed near Leonardtown, Maryland. One of the crew members was taken by helicopter to a local hospital, but Cummings wouldn’t describe his injuries. The other two members of the […]
In case you missed it… It is being reported that the MOAB bomb blast actually killed just under 100 ISIS fighters and destroyed many tunnels they were using. The decision to drop the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat was made by the top U.S. commander on the ground, officials told Fox News on […]
The Air Force is sending the F-35A to Europe to train with NATO allies. This will be the first time the F-35A variant will go to Europe. Only a ‘small number’ of aircraft will be making the trip from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In December, then-Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James hinted that a rotation […]
The US Air Force recently put on a massive display of air power at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. We may not know the official reason for this exercise to take place but it can’t be just a coincidence that the Trump administration also order the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group to the Korean Peninsula area […]
Actually we have two very cool F-18 Hornet videos here. Watch them both and enjoy your day even more! Video #2 (Hang on to your hat!) By the way, if you think these types of demonstration flights are routine think again. It takes total focus and concentration on the part of the pilot to not […]
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