US Fighter Jets Train To Survive Missile War
An F-35A fighter jet was refueled and loaded with four missiles simultaneously while keeping its engine running during a test.
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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Over 300 fighter planes were defending The Big Three conference in Yalta in 1945 — FSB
"Given that Crimea was still within reach of Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe in the winter of 1945, additional measures were implemented to reinforce air defenses," the statement reads ...
Eglin Air Force Base plans nighttime flying operations — what to expect
The 60th Fighter Squadron out of Eglin Air Force Base will be conducting night flying operations in the area from Feb. 10 to Feb. 13. According to an Eglin AFB news release, the aircraft pilots will ...
Inside the grueling effort to recover the bodies of all 67 victims from the mangled wreckage of DC plane collision
Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair ...
100yo RAAF airman recalls hunt for WWII U-boats in Vickers Wellington
Bert O'Leary, who just celebrated his 100th birthday, shares the terror and drudgery of life as airman aboard a Vickers ...
Nirvana performs surprise reunion set with Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and St. Vincent
A trio of singers filled in for Kurt Cobain as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic performed "Breed," "School" and ...
Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah weapons factory in Lebanon
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked during the night targets of the ...
Shubhanshu Shukla educational qualifications: From NDA cadet to astronaut, charting a course to the stars
On a quiet night in Lucknow, a young Shubhanshu Shukla gazed at the sky, captivated by the stories of the Kargil War. Two decades later, he is set to ...
Mechanical failure or human error? What might've caused the D.C. plane crash that killed 67 people
Even the most skilled pilots are going to make human errors, because they’re human,’ former Navy fighter pilot Matt Cox told The Independent ...
Army helicopter in DC crash was on 'routine' training flight carrying night-goggles
The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane on Wednesday night was on a 'routine annual retraining,' Defense ...