U.S. Air Force to turn combat planes into flying wireless routers
The U.S. Air Force is trying to turn the targeting pods carried by some of its legacy fighters and the B-1 Lancer bomber, into flying wireless routers that would allow…
Impressive photo: eight U.S. Army helicopters simultaneously launch from base in Afghanistan
Taken on Jan. 18, the following impressive photo, shows six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks, assigned to Task Force Brawler, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon,…
New photos of Chinese Soaring Dragon High Altitude Long Endurance drone emerge
New images of China's Xianglong or Soaring Dragon unmanned aerial drone were released on the Chinese internet. Showing the drone from both sides and from the rear, the photos would…
Landing gear problem forced Israeli Air Force to suspend all training flights with the F-16D
Update Jan. 21, 2013 12.00 GMT An F-16D has crashed whilst landing at Ramat David airbase on Jan. 2, 2013 when the landing gear of the multi-role combat plane collapsed…
Digital map error may have caused U.S. Navy minesweeper grounding
It is not a secret that modern military heavily relies on digital systems. Just have a look at the cockpit of a fighter jet, bomber or helicopter (even if the…
Spanish Air Force to decommission Mirage F1 fleet in 2013
Whilst the French Air Force is currently using the plane as a reconnaissance and attack platform in the Mali Air War, the Spanish Air Force is about to decommission the…