LA Police Set to Deploy Aerial Drones in Year Long Experiment

The LA Police department is embarking on a 12 month test using aerial drones. Despite vociferous protest, the Los Angeles Police Commission — the civilian board which oversees the department — voted 3-1 in favor of the LAPD using the pilot program. The drones are set to be deployed by the LAPD’s Metropolitan Division SWAT […]

Watch: 1st Lt. Christian F. Schilt – Aviation Hero You Don’t Know

1st Lt. Christian F. Schilt was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during an insurrection at Quilali, Nicaragua in January 1928. Schilt volunteered under extremely dangerous conditions to evacuate wounded by air and transport a relief commanding officer to assume charge of the situation. Under hostile infantry fire, Schilt took off a […]

Picture of the Day: Celebration Flight Seoul ADEX 2017 Opening Ceremony

Aircraft fly in the Celebration Flight during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2017 Opening Ceremony at the Seoul Airport, Republic of Korea, Oct. 17, 2017. The Seoul ADEX is the largest, most comprehensive event of its kind in Northeast Asia, attracting aviation and aerospace professionals, key defense personnel, aviation enthusiasts and the […]

Air Force Says Goodbye to Last Active Duty C-130H Hercules

The Air Force saw their last active duty C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron depart Yokota, Japan on October 16th. The squadron is transitioning to newer C-130J models. “It’s sad to see it go,” said Lt. Col. John Kerr, shortly before he took the controls of the old Herc for a long flight […]

Picture of the Day: MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter Hovers USNS Charles Drew

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter hovers over the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew during an underway replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 11, 2017. – US Department of Defense Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James Kimber

Watch: U.S. Army Rangers Airborne Water Jump into Lake Lanier, Georgia

Great video of Army Rangers water jump training! Any of our readers participate in this event before? Let us know by commenting below. Featured image of U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Ranger Training Battalion preparing to jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter into Lake Lanier, Georgia by DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Justin P. Morelli, U.S. […]

Watch: United Airlines says Goodbye to Their Last Boeing 747

United Airlines is set to retire its last Boeing 747 after 47 years of flight service. Since her induction into the United fleet, the Boeing 747 aka the “Queen of the Skies” has been one of our most recognizable aircrafts with her unique upper deck. Over the years, she’s won the hearts of customers and […]

Spike Aerospace Performs Test Flight of New Commercial Supersonic Jet Aircraft

Spike Aerospace announced it has conducted a test flight of a scaled down version of its proposed commercial supersonic jet aircraft. An unmanned prototype of the 18 passenger S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet has taken to the skies for its first ever flight. Spike Aerospace, the firm behind the radical new “son of Concorde”, said the […]

Picture of the Day: US Navy Brown Shirt Sailors – Chocks & Chains

Did you know that US Navy aircraft carrier flight deck personnel wear different color shirts? And if you do know this how many of you know what the different colors mean? Comment below if you know. Tomorrow we will post the job functions for the different color shirts. Brown, Yellow, Blue, Red, Purple, Green, and […]

British ‘Jihadi Sally Jones’ No More After US Drone Strike

It is being reported that a US drone strike killed the infamous British jihadi Sally Jones also known as the ‘White Widow’. The US Air Force Predator strike is said to have taken place close to the border between Syria and Iraq. A Whitehall source today confirmed Jones’s death after she left her home in Chatham, […]