Category: Aviation

The Pentagon announced that the latest lot purchase of 90 F-35 fighter jets dropped to below $95 million per aircraft. This is the lowest per unit price for the stealth fighter yet and was a savings of $728 million compared to the last batch of F-35s purchased. This news came after President Trump announced that […]

The Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation (AFHFF) is a non-profit organization that exists to demonstrate to the general public the rich heritage of military aviation. They help celebrate US military aviation by performing 40-60 ‘heritage’ flights each year at air shows, open houses, parades, funerals and sporting events around the world. AFHFF describes a ‘Heritage […]

Not much needs to be said here…just watch and enjoy the ride with the F-16 Viper Demonstration Team! Planes of Fame Air Show fans, the F-16 Viper Demo Team has arrived at Chino, California! The Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team at Shaw AFB, S.C., performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities […]

Watch below as the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) aircraft carrier takes on very rough seas with waves said to be up to 90 feet tall. Whatever these waves actually measure out at seems to be a mute point though as it is very spectacular to see this giant ship tossed around by the ocean. The […]

The US Central Command announced today that a U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, piloted by Major Ryan reached 30,000 hours of flight time in support of CENTCOM operations. “It takes a lot of people to launch and recover a jet and to keep this going,” Ryan said. “It’s always been my […]

February 1, 2017 Northrop Grumman and its partner BAE Systems announced that they will not be submitting a proposal for the US Air Force T-X competition to replace the aging T-38 jet trainer aircraft. Northrop was the original equipment manufacturer of the T-38 Talon. Northrop Grumman and its principal teammate BAE Systems have carefully examined the U.S. […]

New Secretary of Defense James Mattis released a memo this week calling for a review of the F-35 program and to compare it to the operational capabilities the F-18 Super Hornet. Today the Marine Corps’ Deputy Commandant of Aviation, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis said the review will include Marine Corps aviators and aircraft. Speaking to reporters […]

Losing someone during a training exercise, or while “just training” is always a difficult pill to swallow. It’s extremely painful to all involved, but because it happened during training versus combat seems to make the whole event sting a little more. This Tuesday, a civilian contractor was killed and a USAF airman was injured during […]

Today in 1958 the T-2 Buckeye flew for the first time. If you were a US Navy or Marine Corps jet pilot or Naval Flight Officer (NFO) from the late 1950’s until 2004 you received training in the T-2 Buckeye. Affectionately called the ‘Fightin Buckeye’ or ‘Pregnant Guppie’ because of its fuselage shape the T-2 […]

The Zephyr is a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) that is being promoted by Airbus as an aircraft that has capabilities falling in between a satellite and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Last summer the British Defence Ministry announced it had exercised an option to obtain a third solar-powered Zephyr. The Defence Ministry has not disclosed how […]

Have you ever heard of a helmet that costs $400,000? Well, for the most expensive aircraft program in the world (the F-35) it would make sense that it also comes with the most expensive fighter pilot helmet ever. Watch What the F-35 Helmet Can Do Apparently, the $400,000 helmet, while being very cool is also […]

President Trump announced today that he has made a deal with Lockheed Martin to lower costs of the F-35 program by $600 million. Trump said the savings applies to the next 90 aircraft that are going to be purchased. “I appreciate Lockheed Martin for being so responsive,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We […]