New details about the epic B-52 mission to rescue a Cessna in Alaska
As we reported few weeks ago, on Nov. 10, two B-52s, launched from Minot and Barksdale AFB for a training mission, flew hundreds of miles off course to give assistance…
A Brief History of Pilots and Astronauts Wrist Watches
The pilot wrist watch is an instrument which has been present in the cockpit since the very beginning of aviation. The evolution of pilot watches shows aviation has always relied…
F-22 will provide targeting for submarine based Tomahawk cruise missiles
In an interview General Hawk Carlisle gave to Breaking Defense, the PACAF commander provided several interesting examples of how Pacific Defense is reshaping around capabilities becoming available across the different services.…
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 selected as Polish Air Force’s future Advanced Jet Trainer
According to Finmeccanica, the Polish Ministry of Defense has chosen the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master as the Advanced Jet Trainer for the Polish Air Force. The contract, worth 280 million…
Legendary U.S. Army Special Operations Force gets MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones
In May 2011, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) used two stealthy MH-X “Silent Hawk” (or Stealth Black Hawk) to infiltrate and exfiltrate U.S. Navy SEALs during the Osama…
China’s Black Hawk helicopter clone makes first flight
On Dec. 23, at 14.11 Local Time, Chinese medium lift utility helicopter dubbed Z-20 made its first flight. As the image (published on a Chinese Internet website and then made…
