Israeli Air Force grounds its fleet of CH-53 Yasur helicopters
The Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli Defense Force has grounded its entire fleet of Sikorsky CH-53 helicopters (thought to be between 25 - 38 aircraft) after one of them…
Iran's next generation fighter jet testbed unveiled (and it looks like an F-5 attached to a Tupolev 154)
On Aug. 21, the first avionics and radar testbed for what it's thought to be the Saeqeh V fighter jet, made a sudden appearance on the images taken during the…
USS Iwo Jima would have been loaned to the Royal Navy if the British had lost one of their capital ships during the Falklands War
During the 1982 Falklands War (Malvinas for the Argentine people) the U.S. publicly claimed neutrality. But in secret, President Ronald Reagan’s administration had developed plans to loan a ship to…
Syria: Mig-21 firing rockets caught on tape
After watching several Mil Mi-8/17 Hip and Mil Mi-25 Hind gunship helicopters, L-39 combat trainers, Mig-23 fighter bombers and also some drones being employed by the Assadists against the rebels,…
Tony Scott Personally Paid 25K USD To Keep Aircraft Carrier On Course And Shoot The F-14s Backlit In Top Gun’s Opening Scene
A little known detail about director Tony Scott and the filming of the iconic Top Gun movie. One of the most interesting things about Tony Scott and Top Gun was…
Did Iran really get one or more F-16 fighter jets from Venezuela?
During the late '70s Iran ordered 160 F-16As. However, with the fall of the Shah in 1979, the order was cancelled and those aircraft were never delivered, although some tooling…