Sonic Bomb Wakes Up Florida Residents as Air Force X-37B Lands

The Air Force brought their secret unmanned X-37B spacecraft in for a landing this morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After completing 718 days in orbit the experimental X-37B landed safely at the historic Space Shuttle Landing Facility on Cape Canaveral. Many local residents reported hearing the sonic boom as the spacecraft arrived. […]

Watch: F-35A Lightning II Does the Mach Loop for the 1st Time!

No need to say much. Just watch and enjoy. What more could you want on a Friday night? The ‘Mach Loop’ is a set of valleys, situated between Dolgellau in the north (north-west Wales, UK), and Machynlleth in the south (and from which the Mach Loop gets its name), which are regularly used for low […]

Watch: US Launches 2nd Long Range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) in Seven Days

The United States launched a second long range ballistic missile from Vanderberg Air Force Base in California in a period of seven days. The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) flew over 4000 miles before it came down near the Marshall Islands which is located in the central Pacific Ocean region between Hawaii and the […]

Picture of the Day: Airmen & Soldiers Perform HALO Jump from MC-130

Amazing picture! These guys clearly live life on the edge! Who knew you could have so much fun with a MC-130j! Watch: Air Force Special Ops Jump From MC-130 Featured image of Airmen and Soldiers jumping from an MC-130j Commado II during a training operation over Okinawa, Japan by Senior Airman John Linzmeier, US Air […]

Up Close & Personal! Navy Blue Angels “Swap Paint” Over Pensacola Beach

The Navy reported that two of their Blue Angel F-18 aircraft made contact with each other in the skies over Pensacola Beach, Florida last week during a demonstration flight with the Air Force Thunderbirds. No one was hurt and both aircraft landed safely only suffering minor damage. The F-18s have been repaired and returned to […]

The ‘Little Bird’ Stays in the Fight! US Army SpecOps Plans to Keep the MH-6

The US Army plans to keep the famed MH-6 ‘Little Bird’ helicopter in service until “Future Vertical Lift aircraft” become available.  The light helicopters are used for special operations in the US Army and rose to fame in the movie Blackhawk down where it was used to support operators who were trapped in the city […]

Take an Inside Look at Nighttime F-22 Raptor Ops. Plus Night Air Refueling!

Take a look inside night operations with the F-22 Raptor at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Watch: An F-22 Raptor Refueling at Night. This is Very Cool! The F-22’s advanced software allows it to deliver precision air to ground weapons in day or night and all weather conditions. Did you know when the Raptor was […]

Watch: To Catch a Drone! Don’t Try This at Home!

The Boeing made RQ-21A Blackjack drone was developed for the US Navy as a forward reconnaissance vehicle for the Marine Corps. Watch as the Marine Corps launch and recover a RQ-21A Blackjack from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego. The RQ-21A Blackjack is an intelligence surveillance reconnaissance unmanned aircraft capable of […]

More From Delamar Dry Lake Bed. This is a Classic! Check it out

Back a couple years ago a teenage girl named Stephanie who just happened to have a Father who was an astronaut and who just happened to be on the Space Station decided she needed to let her Dad know just how much she missed him. So with a little help from some friends at a […]

Watch: Air Force C-17 Takes Off From Delamar Dry Lake Bed (Texas Lake)

This is fun a good watch! How many of you have ever seen a large jet aircraft taking off from a dry lake bed? And toss in an A-10 and a helicopter just for good measure! Established in 1943, Delamar landing strip on the dry lake bed also known as “Texas Lake” since it resembles […]

China Launches its First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier

In another step on their quest of becoming a dominant military force China just launched their second aircraft carrier but the first they built entirely on their own. Launching the 50,000 ton ship is a major step in proving China’s advancing technology. Development of the new carrier began in 2013 and construction in late 2015. […]

Congress Approves Arlington Monument Honoring Vietnam War Helicopter Crew Members

The Vietnam War was highly controversial but for the military members who served in the conflict they deserve to be honored and remembered by a grateful nation for their sacrifices. Helicopters played a major role in Vietnam and now Congress has approved a monument to be displayed at Arlington National Cemetery to honor all who […]