Perfect Storm: Lightning flashes as U.S. aircraft carrier passes through a thunderstorm
The following cool image shows USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier passing through a thunderstorm during maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, as…
Israel successfully test fires Magic Wand, Iron Dome successor
The International Business Times website has run an article that states that Israel has test fired an updated and upgraded interceptor missile called "Magic Wand also known as David’s Sling."…
James Bond’s badass helicopter: the AW101 Skyfall
The AgustaWestland AW101, a new generation all-weather medium-lift three-engine helicopter is among the "main characters" of Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie, which premiered in London on Oct. 23, 2012.…
Italian Eurofighter Typhoons Get Checkered Tails
The tradition lives on. The 18° Gruppo (Squadron) of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) has had checkered tails on its aircraft since the unit flew the F-104 Starfighter, out…
Chinese TV airs first stunning footage of J-15 flight ops on board China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning
Although it's still decades away from achieving a combat capability comparable to that of the U.S. Navy, China's People Liberation Army Navy is trying to fill the gap quite quickly.…
Royal Australian Air Force bids farewell to the C-130H with spectacular flypasts across the Red Continent
Nov. 19 saw the Royal Australian Air Force celebrate 34 years service of the Lockheed C-130H Hercules with a 2-ship retirement flight over Sydney. Departing RAAF Base Richmond the two…
