Libyan Air force to be re-equipped with Rafale and Typhoon multi-role fighters. And some U.S. planes too.
Quoting the Libyan Air Force Chief of Staff Saqr Geroushi a recent article by the Libyan Herald reported that proposals have been drawn up to re-equip Tripoli's dilapidated fleet with a…
RAF loses two Tornado GR4 aircraft in crash off eastern Scottish coast
News reports have come in the afternoon of Jul. 3 that two RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft have crashed into the Moray Firth off the Eastern coast of Scotland. The RNLI…
Parade of Pachyderms: mass launch of 12 large cargo planes
On Jun. 29, 2012, Team Travis conducted a mass launch of 12 cargo planes to test the ability of the local Air Mobility Wing to safely and smoothly launch a…
Was the Turkish F-4 Phantom shot down by Syria actually a drone? A new interesting theory emerges.
Since the news that a Turkish Air Force RF-4E had been shot down by Syria on Jun. 22, I've received several comments and emails from known and reliable sources as…
U.S. Air Force C-130H plane crashes during a firefighting mission in South Dakota
At 18.00LT on Jul. 1, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130H, identified as serial number 92-1454 (156 AS/145AW NC ANG), supporting firefighting missions against the White Draw…
Video: Brazilian Air Force Mirage 2000 flyover shatters windows of Supreme Court Building, in Brasília.
On Jul. 1, 2012, at around 10:20 local time, the windows of the Supreme Court and Congressional buildings in Brasíla, Brazil's capital, were shattered as two Mirage 2000 fighter jet performed…