Star Wars Era to come: US Air Force to employ laser cannons on jets by 2030
According to the recently published RFI (Request for Information), the ARFL (Air Force Research Laboratory) is looking forward to development of the laser weapons for next generation fighter jets. Even…
[Updated] Boeing 747 Dreamlifter lands at the wrong airport. And takes off in spite of the short runway
Updated Nov. 21, 2013 08.30 GMT An Atlas Air Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, a modified "Jumbo" that is used to transport cargo across the world, landed at the wrong airport in…
Revenge of the Drones: target drone hits side of a Navy’s guided missile cruiser
On Nov. 16, a Northrop Grumman BQM-74 target drone hit guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) punching a three to four foot hone in the side of the warship. The…
Russia’s Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Jet has got a new paint scheme. Inspired by sharks?
Sukhoi has just released images of Russia's 5th generation stealth fighter plane, the T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System), wearing a new color scheme…
Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead unmanned aerial system conducts successful test flight
The new P.1HH HammerHead, a multi-purpose MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone based on the Piaggio P-180 Avanti twin-engine turboprop plane has conducted a successful test flight from Trapani airbase,…
[Video] Airbus A380 scary crosswind landing at Narita airport
Crosswind landings are quite frequent at military and civil airports all around the world. In such conditions, depending on the type of aircraft, pilots may be required to apply a…
