Category: Aviation

Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson has publicly stated that President Trump’s efforts to get a lower price on the F-35 “did make a difference.” If you recall, then President-elect Trump put out a series of Tweets criticizing the F-35 program for high costs and saying the program was “out of control.” “What he did do was […]

These photos are cool! Take a look as US Air Force F-22 Raptors participate in the first Enhanced Air Cooperation, an operation with Australia. Twelve F-22’s and about 200 Airmen to support them made the trip down under. Watch a Raptor Flight Demo at the Avalon Airshow 2017 in Australia So what do you think? Were the […]

The Israeli military confirmed Monday that one of their Skylark drones was taken down by Syrian anti-aircraft defenses. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is used for tactical surveillance. Manufactured by Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, Israel the Skylark is operated by the Israeli Defense Forces Artillery Corps. Israeli forces had launched an aerial attack on […]

By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on a Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot. If you missed the last segment, we finished our sortie. Now it’s time to debrief! Before we dive in to the debrief itself, it’s important to understand a few things about the fighter pilot debrief. The debrief […]

The USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 Strike Group including Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 arrived in the Republic of Korea for scheduled maneuvers with the South Korean military last week. The aircraft carrier had just come from two weeks of routine operations in the South China Sea. Watch Below a Video From North Korea Depicting […]

The Air Force recently made sure Congress knows that 100 is the minimum number of  B-21 Raider bombers they feel is required. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, General Stephen Wilson presented written testimony to the House Armed Services Committee last week clarifying the number at 100. Watch the Official Announcement of the ‘Raider’ Name […]

The Syrian Army says they shot down an Israeli jet that was attacking military targets near Palmyra inside Syrian territory. The Israeli government has confirmed they did send aircraft into Syria to attack targets but said that all of their airplanes returned safely to Israel. The Syrian army high command said the jet was struck […]

North Korea is highly upset with the United States and South Korea for “escalating nuclear attack threats” with a “fleet” of B-1 Lancer bombers and the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participating in military drills in South Korea. Love the fist pumps at the end of the video! North Korea’s official news agency, KCNA, said a […]

A US Air Force U-28 aircraft crashed on a training flight in New Mexico on Tuesday killing three special operations personnel. The U-28 is a single engine turboprop and was assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron. Today the Air Force released the names of the three heroes that were lost in the accident. Capt. Andrew […]

Drones seems to be everywhere and doing everything lately and that is no exception with the US Air Force. Earlier this month the Air Force’s 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force flew a quadcopter around and over a C-17 Globemaster as part of a post flight inspection. The quadcopter was equipped with a camera and […]

US General David Perkins told an audience at a military conference that an “ally” of the US used a Patriot missile to shoot down a small off the shelf $200 drone. Sounds crazy but the “ally” was probably thinking better safe than sorry. Watch General Perkins Tell the Story (14:55 minute mark) “That quadcopter that […]

This footage has been around for a while but it is worth another view! Great skills on display by this pilot! Watch How to Rapidly Load a Boat Into a Helicopter So who can tell us what military and unit this is? Featured image by Youtube video screen capture