Category: Photos

Video of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, performing at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show 2018. Featured image by US Navy

Note: The soldier laughing and swearing in the video below was given a letter of reprimand. Explicit Language Warning The Army said in a statement to Fox News that Sgt. John T. Skipper, 29, was found guilty in a court-martial of three instances of destroying military property worth over $500 and lying during the official […]

The B-2 stealth bomber made its first overseas deployment 20 years ago — here’s why it’s still one of the most feared aircraft in the sky This week marks the 20th anniversary of the deployment to Guam of one of America’s most important and expensive weapon systems – the B-2 Spirit. The B-2 was originally […]

Something magical about a quiet and peaceful tarmac on a military base. A T-6A Texan II sits on the tarmac at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., April 24, 2018. Trainers use the aircraft to teach specialized undergraduate pilots. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Erik Cardenas

The US Navy’s high tech aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) suffered a propulsion system failure that forced it to return to port for repairs. It was the second failure in less than a year with a “main thrust bearing” that’s part of the $12.9 billion carrier’s propulsion system. The first occurred in April 2017, […]

Two Air Force F-15 Eagles deploy flares after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission supporting Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, May 5, 2018. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James

Flying from LA to New York in about three hours is something NASA hopes to make a reality with their quiet ‘low boom’ supersonic technology. The agency will be conducting a series of flights in November off the shores of Galveston, Texas, an island city outside of Houston. It’s a test to determine how to best […]

Uber is releasing new information about Uber Air, an ambitious plan to launch a fleet of autonomous flying taxis in two years. “We think cities are going to go vertical in terms of transportation and we want to make that a reality,” Dara Khosrowshahi told CBS News’ Bianna Golodryga. “We want to create the network around […]

A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet breaks the sound barrier while participating in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean, May 3, 2018. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Spencer Roberts

Mechanics had performed visual and fluorescent penetrant inspections of the fan blades in the CFM56-7B turbofan that failed during an April 17 flight of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 within the period required by Federal Aviation Administration rules, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board revealed in a May 3 investigative update. The May 3 NTSB update […]

The F-35B, America’s most-advanced stealth fighter wowed a record 215,000 people Saturday at the base’s 42nd annual Friendship Day. In its first aerial demonstration in Asia, the F-35B Lightning II showed off its ability to hover and land vertically. “The best part of today is watching the Japanese people get excited about what we do […]

Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Meek waits inside an F-16 Fighting Falcon after landing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 27, 2018. During the flight, Meek reached 2,000 flying hours in the F-16. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable