Royal Air Force pays tribute to the "queen of the skies" VC-10 with a three-ship flypast across the UK
In 1960, the RAF issued Specification 239 for a strategic transport, which during September 1961 resulted in an order for five VC-10’s from Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. The VC-10 was…
Video: Global Hawk drone take-off from chase car at Beale Air Force Base
Although the footage is a bit bumpy, it provides a cool point of view: that of an RQ-4 Global Hawk spyplane's chase car during the huge drone take off from…
Photo: Harrier night flight operations aboard a forward-deployed amphibious assault ship
Taken on Aug. 29, the following pictures show night flight operations on the deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) by U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B…
[Update] Big misunderstanding sparks hijack alert at Amsterdam. F-16 fighter jets scrambled, Special Forces dispatched.
A miscommunication caused alarm across Europe and the Netherlands when the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced that two F-16 fighter jets had been scrambled to intercept and escort a civil…
Photo: Morocco's final three F-16 Block 52 fighter jets in exotic desert color scheme departing from Ft. Worth
The final F-16 Block 52 fighter jets ordered by Morocco were delivered last week when three "Vipers" (nickname of the F-16 within the fighter pilot community) left Lockheed Martin production…
Drone Revolution has just begun: Poland to replace Su-22 Fitter strike fighters with UCAVs (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles)
Poland is planning to replace its fleet of aging Soviet era Sukhoi Su-22M strike aircraft with an unmanned strike aircraft (UCAV) system. According to Poland’s Ministry of Defense, a future…
