Space Shuttle Discovery flying over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 (very low on gas…)
On Apr. 17, Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA B747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) (NASA 905 - radio callsign "Pluto 95 Heavy") flew over the Washington skyline. Chased by…
Another day, another military parade: Iran celebrates Armed Forces Day
Just a couple of days after North Korea displayed its military hardware in Pyongyang, during which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered his first public televised speech since the…
Photo: nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles in largest Elephant Walk to date.
Impressive Elephant Walk at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing performed an "Elephant Walk" during a Turkey Shoot training mission on…
Have you ever seen a picture of a fighter plane towing a radar decoy? Here it is
Towed decoy systems are used to protect military aircraft from radar-guided missiles. These countermeasures are towed behind the host aircraft protecting it against both surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. They provide…
New close-up image of Iranian Mohajer-3 drone disclosed
Sent to me by a reader of the blog, this image (that as far as I know was originally posted by the Iranian site Mashreghnews.ir) is one the few available…
Non-US F-35 takes to the skies: first UK's Joint Strike Fighter inaugural flight (with some nice low-visibility markings)
Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility has been deafened by the first non-U.S customers F-35 taking to the skies for the first time. BK1, the UK’s first of three development aircraft…