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An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the “Vanguards” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 14 conducts an aerial refuel off the coast of North Carolina. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 performed the air to air refueling exercises with HM-14 in a joint effort to improve interservice readiness. – US Navy Watch: Mid-air Refueling Up […]
A tornado hit Offutt Air Force Base and damaged two of the US E-4B 747 jets that serve as national command centers in the case of attack. Ten aircraft, including the two 747s, were damaged by the tornado, said Capt. Mark Graff, an Air Force spokesman. He said the other two 747s were not damaged […]
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are reporting a mishap at the Dayton International Airport when one of their F-16s landed and then overturned. Watch: Thunderbird Pilot Being Removed From Upside Down F-16 A fighter jet from the famed U.S. Air Force group the Thunderbirds ran off the runway after landing and flipped over at a Dayton […]
The MiG Corporation took advantage of the huge media exposure at the Paris Air Show to announce that their new MiG 35 may join units as soon as 2019. The MiG-35, designed to replace MiG-29s rounding out their fourth decade in service, was absent from Paris but will be featured at the MAKS international airshow […]
Well, they keep getting closer and closer! The Russians seem to be pushing the limits further and further with these intercepts. When you come this close to another aircraft the chances of something bad happening go up dramatically. Striking photos released Friday show just how dangerously close a Russian fighter jet came to a U.S. […]
As the sun begins to set at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oregon Air National Guard Lt. Col. Nick Rutgers, assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, prepares his F-15 Eagle for a late day sortie, June 8, 2017. Over 120 Oregon Air guardsmen are supporting the Weapons Instructor Course during their three-week […]
A classified report submitted to Congress states that it would cost over $200 million per aircraft to try and produce another 194 F-22 Raptors. “The total includes an estimate of approximately $9.9 billion for non-recurring start-up costs and $40.4 billion for aircraft procurement costs,” the service said. “The Air Force has no plans restart the […]
An executive vice president at Lockheed Martin said this week that he is ‘confident’ that Canada will decided to purchase F-35 aircraft to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. There had been some suggestions that the Canadian government was considering F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of the F-35. Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager […]
The Texas Air National Guard is investigating the cause of an F-16 crash today at Ellington Airport located about 15 miles southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The fighter jet was taking off when a series of explosions were heard and smoke rose into the air above one of Ellington’s runways. The pilot is said to have safely […]
The South Korean military is confirming a drone they found earlier this month that had crashed in the mountains near the Demilitarized Zone is in fact from North Korea. The drone was equipped with a camera and photos were found of the US anti missile Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system installed in the […]
Want a Thunderbird autograph? Or maybe one for your kids right? Well, here is your chance! If you are in the neighborhood of the the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio around 9-10 a.m. on June 23 you will be in luck! Members of the US Air […]
US military officials are reporting the downing of an Iranian made armed Shahed-129 drone by an F-15 fighter jet. The drone was being flown by pro Syrian government personnel. The armed pro-regime Shaheed-129 UAV was shot down by a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle about 12:30 a.m. after it displayed hostile intent and advanced on Coalition forces. […]
