E-4B “Doomsday plane” over London right now. Supporting Air Force One return trip to the U.S.
Nicknamed “doomsday planes”, E-4B are modified B747-200s serve as National Airborne Operations Centers providing “a highly survivable, command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders…
In the meanwhile in Syria Assad’s Mig-21 fighter jets are downed by rebel anti-aircraft fire
While U.S. and Russian warships and planes are amassing in the Mediterranean Sea, the Syrian regime is still attacking Free Syrian Army positions across the country. And rebels are shooting…
Poland about to upgrade its fleet of Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter jets
It looks like Poland is about to upgrade its fleet of Mig-29s, again. In an interview for Interfax-AWN agency, Sergey Maxin, the CEO of Schwabe Co. (earlier named Optical systems…
Nobody wants to fly drones
The U.S. Air Force faces a personnel crisis when it comes to the drone pilots. In a report published for the Brookings Institution think tank, Air Force Colonel Bradley Hoagland said…
Mystery Flying Wing Drone spotted at Palmdale Air Force Plant 42
Taken from a pilot passing through Palmdale airfield last year, the photo in this post was published by Tyler Rogoway on his Aviationintel.com website. It shows what appears to be…
In anticipation of an eventual U.S. attack on Syria military build-up in the Mediterranean slightly progresses
Even if it is eventually going to be a cruise missile, heavy bomber and then UAV-only war, with a very limited involvement of tactical aircraft, a future air war on…
