Category: Photos

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 […]

The People’s Liberation Army announced last week that their J-20 fighter aircraft has begun operational service. This is significant as apparently it is their first fifth-generation fighter. While the aircraft’s performance looks spectacular in airshow demonstrations it is unclear how ‘stealthy’ it really is. Watch a pair of Chinese J-20’s in Action “The forward-mounted canards, […]

The US Navy and Marine Corps never rest and never sleep. They are always on patrol somewhere around the world keeping a watchful eye and ready to take action if needed. This awesome picture of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey landing on the USS Ashland (LSD 48) somewhere in the Pacific region tells the story […]

A little over a month ago we told you about the World War II Air Force Bomber ‘Memphis Belle‘ and that it will be put on public display at the National Museum of the US Air Force beginning in May 2018. Well, before going on public display you need to look your best and the same […]

Good news for Boeing as their new 737 Max 8 airliner just received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This action will allow Southwest Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle to soon begin operations with the aircraft. Estimated delivery will be in the second quarter of 2017. Watch: Boeing Unveils the new 737 MAX 9 The […]

At Heli-Expo 2017 Bell Helicopter put on display a mockup of their new concept FCX-001 rotorcraft. While not intended to ever be a production aircraft the purpose of the FCX-001 is to assist Bell in developing new technologies and how to deploy them. Watch the unveiling of the Bell FCX-001 in Dallas Texas During a pre-Heli-Expo […]

It is being reported by the Marine Corps that a ‘couple hundred’ Marines have moved into Syria from the 11 th Marine Expeditionary Unit and they have taken artillery with them. Moving within artillery range of Raqqa, the so called capital of the Islamic State the Marines will be positioned to take immediate action in support […]

In a sharp move to counter recent missile launches by North Korea the US sent its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea on Monday evening. The North Koreans had just launched four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan the day before. Watch the arrival of the THAAD missile system to […]

An A-29 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft crashed near Moody Air Force Base in Georgia on Monday. The pilots are from the 81st Fighter Squadron and the aircraft was reportedly to go to Afghanistan at some point in the future. Watch: A-29 Super Tucano Live Fire Exercise Both pilots were recovered and taken to Clinch Memorial Hospital […]

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida is the Birthplace of Naval Aviation. The air station was built in 1913 and is still in use today. It is home to the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Team Blue Angels, the Naval Aviation Museum, the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), and Training Air […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) released a truly stunning high definition video of a spacewalk from the International Space Station. This a must watch as French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough perform maintenance outside the space station during the spacewalk. In the background you get amazing glimpses of the Earth. The two astronauts […]