Picture of the Day: U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper Engages a Target

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper engages a target during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, AZ, on Sept. 22, 2017. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tatics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in […]

Watch: F-35B Aerial Display 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show

Awesome display by the F-35B! Enjoy! Even though Miramar is not “Fighter Town USA” and home to “Top Gun’ any longer it is still a major air base. A Marine Corps F-35B performs aerial maneuvers during the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. The theme for […]

New York to London in 3 Hours! NASA Quiet Supersonic Technology

NASA wants to bring back supersonic flight and they are doing it with what they call ‘Quiet Supersonic Technology‘. The ill fated Concorde jet was able to fly across the Atlantic at speeds above the sound barrier but NASA’s new ‘quiet’ technology is going to be a game changer allowing supersonic flight across populated land. […]

Watch: Drone Shot Down with Laser Weapon

Lockheed Martin recorded a significant achievement over the white sands of New Mexico when their Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) prototype laser weapon actually shot down a drone. The Lockheed Martin Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) prototype laser weapon system proved that an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics can deliver decisive […]

Drone Hits Army Black Hawk Helicopter Flying Over New York City

With more and more people flying drones these days the odds of one hitting an aircraft is going up. This week it happened in New York when a civilian drone hit a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. Two Blackhawks with the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina were in the city on duty […]

Picture of the Day: F-15E Strike Eagle Re-fuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker

An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 6, 2017. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, […]

Watch: GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Becoming the Munition of Choice

The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250 lb (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of more accurate bombs. Most US Air Force aircraft will be able to carry (using the BRU-61/A rack) a pack of four SDBs in place of […]

Watch: Did You Know an F-18 Hornet Could Do This? Great Aerial Display!

Awesome display of what an F-18 Hornet can do. Wonder if US pilots can fly their Hornets like this? (Just kidding!) F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display Breitlin Sion Airshow Captain Nicolas «Vincent» Rossier is the F / A-18 pilot of the 17 aircraft flight, and became a Hornet display pilot of the Swiss Air Force during […]