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Debris and three bodies have been found of the Myanmar Chinese made Y-8-200F military transport plane that went missing while flying over the Andaman Sea. The Andaman Sea is located west of Thailand and to the south of Myanmar. Three bodies – those of two adults and a child – were found by a navy ship 35km […]
The US Navy does have some “appropriately arrogant” pilots. Well, some may say just plain old arrogant but in any case carrier based F-18 Hornet operations do make for some great videos! Watch and enjoy as Naval Aviator Lieutenant Ian Schmidt takes you on a wild ride. Fly Navy! Question: So are Navy carrier pilots […]
The Russians are playing cat and mouse with the US in the air these days. In the latest incident, a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet was sent up to intercept a nuclear capable B-52 Stratofortress bomber that was flying in neutral airspace but near the Russian border. Russian air defense systems detected the U.S. bomber at around […]
President Trump announced he is proposing a privatization plan for the air traffic control system. In a speech today from the White House the President shared his vision to modernize the air traffic control system and move forward with implementing a satellite-based aircraft tracking system that replaces old ground radar technology. President Trumps Remarks Start […]
No one can deny that the socialist country of Venezuela is in turmoil with food shortages and public unrest. United Airlines recently announced they would be canceling their daily service between Caracas and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. While the flight is popular with Texas-based oil executives and Venezuelans living in the United States, few tourists travel […]
More than 1000 members of Naval Special Warfare gathered in their dress blue uniforms to say goodbye and honor their fallen team member Special Operator 1st Class Remington Peters who died on Memorial Day weekend when his parachute malfunctioned. Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Petty Officer 1st Class Remington Peters died Sunday May 28th in a parachute […]
We all know about fighter aircraft deploying chaff to try and defeat incoming radar guided missiles. Leonardo a global aerospace company has been working with the United Kingdom to develop a radar jamming decoy named BriteCloud. The company says that it is developing BriteCloud into a “third generation EAD, details of which are currently classified.” […]
For the first time since 2013, the USS Nimitz CVN 68 left Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton last Thursday on a six month deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East. Take a Tour of the USS Nimitz After returning from its last deployment, the Nimitz underwent a 20-month maintenance and modernization period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard […]
Air Force pararescueman are true unsung heroes. Most people don’t even know they exist. A pararescueman assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., enters the water from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during the National Salute to America’s Heroes Air and Sea Show, May 27, 2017, at Miami Beach, Fla. Top […]
No need to say much here. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the rare sight of two US Navy Carrier strike groups operating in the same spot. “The USS Carl Vinson Strike Group and USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group are conducting routine operations in the Western Pacific,” Navy spokesman Lt. Loren Terry said. Officials said […]
The US Navy accepted delivery of the USS Gerald R. Ford on May 31st. CVN 78 is the first in its class (Ford class) and first new carrier design since the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) came into the fleet in 1975. Delivery followed the ship’s successful completion of acceptance trials May 26. “Congratulations to everyone […]
United Airlines just announced their new non stop flight from Los Angeles to Singapore. Total estimated flight time 17 hours and 55 minutes. Of course, actual flight time depending on the winds! Wow! This would become the world’s longest regularly scheduled flight and all made possible because the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is designed to do […]
