Drones to gain greater freedom in US airspace (and become a safety nightmare)
The US Congress has approved legislation that will allow drones greater freedom over US airspace. The bill will give guidance to the Federal Aviation Administration over the next 4 years…
Russian strategic bombers, reconnaissance planes and AWACS skirt Japanese islands (and get photographed) during long range patrol flights.
On Feb. 8, the Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) had to scramble fighter jets to intercept multiple Russian military planes flying near Japan. Five Russian planes flew over the Pacific…
Don’t get on a Sukhoi Su-27 without wearing this: Russian (and China’s Air Force) long-range underwear
Long-range flights can be extremely critical for combat pilots. What makes long-range missions particularly uncomfortable is not only the complexity of the navigation but the lack of restrooms. The use…
USAF to get upgraded Bunker Buster (while developing new tactics to reach buried nuke sites)
The U.S. congress has given permission to the $81 million finances to update the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. The funding is thought to be needed to upgrade the fusing and…
Iranian indigenous aircraft and micro-drones: Mach 2.5 stealth plane and scale models (with no military significance)
It is no secret that the sanctions held against Iran are crippling the influx of military equipment forcing Iran to make its own aircraft to replace ageing U.S. types as…
[Updated] U.S. Stealthy RQ-170 model on display at Tehran in Feb.11 Rallies. With extracted landing gear.
On Feb.11, a model of the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 drone captured on Dec. 4, 2011, was displayed at Tehran during the pro-government rallies marking the 33rd anniversary of the victory…
