Watch: A-10 Thunderbolt II Strikes a Fleeing Taliban Vehicle

A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar province on January 24, 2018. The insurgents in the vehicle were armed with a DShK heavy machine gun, which they had been using to attack the Afghan people. – MilitaryNotes on Youtube Featured image by […]

Picture of the Day: Australian Defence Force Jump from a MRH-90 Helicopter

Members of the Australian Defence Force jump out of an MRH-90 helicopter while participating in a helocasting exercise off the eastern coast of Australia. The service members are embarked aboard the Australian navy landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (D 33) in support of Exercise Sea Series 18. U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen with Marine […]

US Boosting ‘Nuke Sniffing’ Capabilities with ‘Harvester Kits’

The US Air Force’s aging WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft will soon be able to freshen up their nuke-sniffing capabilities, thanks to new “harvester kits” with the ability to detect microscopic nuclear particles in the atmosphere. In 2016, the USAF spent $10.1 million on two “Harvester Particulate Airborne Collection System” kits that can be strapped to WC-135 aircraft, […]

Watch: Britain’s First F-35 Stealth Fighters at RAF Marham from South Carolina

The next generation of fighter aircraft for the RAF and the Royal Navy have landed at their new home in Marham, Norfolk. The F-35 Lightning stealth warplanes each cost nearly £100m. Britain has 15 of the short take-off and vertical landing aircraft and will buy 138 in total from American aviation giant Lockheed Martin. They […]

Air Force Cancels $24 Million Dollars Refrigerators for Air Force One

A $24 million dollar order of two refrigerators produced by Boeing and intended for operation on Air Force One was canceled by the Air Force and the White House Military Office. The cancellation was announced on Monday in a statement by Rep. Joe Courtney, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection […]

Two Die in Crash of Siemens-Powered eFusion Electric Airplane

Two pilots were killed in a crash involving the Siemens-powered Magnus eFusion electric aircraft on Thursday morning in Hungary, local police reported. The aircraft was reportedly flown after a party to celebrate the new company headquarters. Neither pilot has been identified, but one, a 61-year-old, was believed to be part of Magnus Aircraft. Witnesses reported […]