F-22 Restart Officially a No Go – Sorry Raptor Fans

A classified report submitted to Congress states that it would cost over $200 million per aircraft to try and produce another 194 F-22 Raptors. “The total includes an estimate of approximately $9.9 billion for non-recurring start-up costs and $40.4 billion for aircraft procurement costs,” the service said. “The Air Force has no plans restart the […]

Lockheed Martin Hopeful Canada Will Purchase the F-35 and not F-18 Super Hornets

An executive vice president at Lockheed Martin said this week that he is ‘confident’ that Canada will decided to purchase F-35 aircraft to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. There had been some suggestions that the Canadian government was considering F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of the F-35. Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager […]

F-16 Crashes in Houston, Texas – Pilot Ejects Safely

The Texas Air National Guard is investigating the cause of an F-16 crash today at Ellington Airport located about 15 miles southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The fighter jet was taking off when a series of explosions were heard and smoke rose into the air above one of Ellington’s runways. The pilot is said to have safely […]

Breaking: US Air Force F-15 Shoots Down Armed Iranian Drone in Syria

US military officials are reporting the downing of an Iranian made armed Shahed-129 drone by an F-15 fighter jet. The drone was being flown by  pro Syrian government personnel. The armed pro-regime Shaheed-129 UAV was shot down by a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle about 12:30 a.m. after it displayed hostile intent and advanced on Coalition forces. […]

Watch: F-35 Stealth Fighter Full Aerobatic Display Paris Air Show 2017

Spectators at the 2017 Paris Air Show were treated to a full aerobatic demonstration of the F-35A Stealth Fighter which is being portrayed as the first major international display of the aircraft’s performance. “After 10 years since first flight, with our first opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities and the maneuverability of the F-35, we are […]

Watch: Airbus Family Flight!

This is something you have never seen before! Four Airbus aircraft join up in formation to showcase the wide diversity of their products. In a ground-breaking first, Airbus flies its A350 XWB, A400M, Eurofighter Typhoon and H160 together in a one-of-a-kind performance. This aeronautical achievement symbolizes the new united Airbus family. More than ever, we […]

Breaking: US Navy F-18 Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fighter/Bomber

The US military released a statement that an F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Su-22 jet that had earlier dropped munitions near US backed fighters. This is thought to be the first aerial kill of an enemy aircraft in almost 20 years by US forces. The statement said coalition aircraft had “conducted a show […]

Watch: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Shows Off High Speed Turn Capabilities

Watch in awe as this giant aircraft carrier performs a series of high speed maneuvers during recent sea trials. “The sea trials period we completed today went exceptionally well,” said Capt. Ronald Ravelo, Lincoln’s commanding officer. “Of course there was some discovery, the ship hasn’t been underway for over four years, but everything went for the […]