US Civilian Cargo Plane crashes after taking off from Bagram, Afghanistan
On the afternoon of Monday Apr. 29 a civilian Boeing 747 cargo plane taking off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, crashed killing all on board. The doomed B747-400 cargo plane…
Missiles launched at Russian passenger jet over Syria: known and unknown facts.
Media outlets are reporting that a Russian passenger jet that was flying from the Egyptian tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh (although some sources say the flight departed from Hurgada) to…
Here’s how a Typhoon multirole aircraft can hit two targets at the same time with a single targeting pod
The recent article about the Typhoon fighter jet performing first laser guided, self designating, simultaneous guided bomb drops sparked some debate. Although other aircraft are known to have similar capabilities,…
Google doesn’t want you to see Volkel Airbase (The Netherlands) from above
The following image is a screenshot from GoogleEarth. It shows Volkel airbase, the Netherlands, blocked out by Google because it is one of the European sites hosting a U.S. nuclear…
Flying activity at one of the busiest airbases in Europe
With several European air forces forced to ground squadrons, reduce flying activity (with significant impact on their preparedness to react to the surge of Russian air force bombers and spyplanes…
Video shows Hawaiian-style F-22 Raptor operations
The following video, shows F-22 Raptor stealth fighters flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force's 19th Fighter Squadron takinv off during…
