The Future of Electronic Attack Aircraft from EC-130H Compass Call Personnel

The EC-130H Compass Call is a highly modified C-130 Hercules that is designed to interfere and disrupt enemy command and control communications. The Compass Call platform is old. It obtained operational status in 1983 and the Air Force is hoping for a replacement soon. “There’s always a requirement to improve,” Lt. Col. Matthew, mission commander with the […]

Watch: Take a Ride Down Low with the ‘Pukin Dogs’ of VFA-143

Enjoy a ride on-board with F-18 Hornet pilots from the ‘Pukin Dogs’ of VFA-143 somewhere over the Pacific Northwest. Featured image of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 flying over the mountains of Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ben Stickney.

Watch: US Navy’s “Naviator” Quadcopter Can Fly & Swim Underwater!

It makes perfect sense for the Navy to have a drone that CAN fly and swim right? Well, that is exactly what the Naviator does! At the Office of Naval Research’s annual Science and Technology Expo on Friday in Washington, D.C., a development team from Rutgers University demonstrated the unusual quadcopter, which can swim at […]

More & More Police Units Getting Drones to Combat Crime

If you are a criminal on the run you better start looking up as a drone may be following you. Police departments all over the country are ‘droning up’ to track down criminals and deter crime. Drones have become the newest crime-fighting tool for police departments across the country. Some local police departments have started […]

Iraqi Air Force to Bring Beechcraft T-6A Texan II Trainer Back to Active Flight Status

The Iraqi Air Force received 15 T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft in 2009 that apparently are now in storage. The US Department of Defense is hiring Textron Aviation to bring them back to flight status. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Textron Aviation Defense USD 8.8 million to return the IqAF’s 15 turboprop trainer […]