Watch: 747 HARD Landing! This Defines the Term

Reportedly this VERY Hard Landing was caused by wind shear. Definition of Wind Shear: variation in wind velocity occurring along a direction at right angles to the wind’s direction and tending to exert a turning force. The ‘event’ took place at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol which is located in the Netherlands, southwest of the city of Amsterdam. […]

Photo of the Day: Airman 1st Class Seth Elich Tactical Air Control Party Specialist

Tactical Air Control Party Specialists are some amazing people doing an amazing mission. If a picture says a 1000 words lets just leave this to your imagination as to what you see. Learn More About the Tactical Air Control Party Specialist mission…watch below! Calling in air and ground strikes all while embedded with teams like the […]

US Army Tests Drone Killing Laser Mounted on a Stryker Combat Vehicle!

The US Army is testing a Stryker combat vehicle with a 5-kilowatt laser mounted on it to seek and destroy enemy drones. No bullets, no explosions, just a laser beam that brings the unmanned aircraft to the ground. The experimental system is called the Mobile High-Energy Laser (MEHEL). “We are working with Space and Missile Defense […]

Watch: Sikorsky Releases New Video of the S-97 Raider Prototype Helicopter

Lockheed Martin’s has released a new video of the Sikorsky S-97 Raider Prototype Helicopter in flight. 220 knots! Nice! Enjoy the video! Watch the S-97 Helicopter in Action! The company has hopes of selling the S-97 to the US Army, special operations commands, the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for a variety of missions. RAIDER […]

Boeing 737 Max 9 Completes its First Flight

The latest version of Boeing’s 737 platform, the 737 Max 9, just complete its first successful flight. Over the course of a two hour and 42 minute test flight the Max 9 went through a series of procedures which included shutting down and restarting the engines and fully testing the landing configuration of the aircraft. Watch […]

Watch: Revolution in Helicopter Training! The Cicare SVH-4 Trainer

This is very cool! A small company based in Argentina has developed a new helicopter training system that may just revolutionize helicopter pilot training. In addition to the training system, Cicare is also getting ready to sell their small kit helicopters in the US with a new facility located in Mesa, Arizona. Watch their unique SVH-4 […]

Beware the Iranian Built Stealth Fighter Jet! Watch it in Action!

We are used to seeing China and even Russia shows off to the world ‘knock off’ copies of US jet fighter technology. Now we can add Iran to the list! The Iranians have put on display their infamous Qaher F-313 stealth jet but they have not show it in flight yet. Hmm….. Watch the Iranian Built […]

MQ-8C Fire Scout Makes First Flight Off Combat Ship

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has taken its first flight from a combat ship. Taking off from the USS Montgomery, the MQ-8C demonstrated its ability to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities autonomously for US Navy ships at sea. Watch the MQ-8C Fire Scout in Action The sea trials took place off the coast of […]

Watch: Video of the MOAB ‘Mother of all Bombs’ Drop

In case you missed it… It is being reported that the MOAB bomb blast actually killed just under 100 ISIS fighters and destroyed many tunnels they were using. The decision to drop the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat was made by the top U.S. commander on the ground, officials told Fox News on […]

F-35A Will Deploy to Europe for First Time

The Air Force is sending the F-35A to Europe to train with NATO allies. This will be the first time the F-35A variant will go to Europe. Only a ‘small number’ of aircraft will be making the trip from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In December, then-Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James hinted that a rotation […]

Watch: Massive Show of US Air Power – “Elephant Walk” Kadena Air Base

The US Air Force recently put on a massive display of air power at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. We may not know the official reason for this exercise to take place but it can’t be just a coincidence that the Trump administration also order the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group to the Korean Peninsula area […]