Let’s Talk About the Vitebsk L370, the Russian New Generation Directional IR Countermeasure (DIRCM) System
We have talked about the U.S. DIRCM systems, now we report about their Russian counterpart that is part of the latest upgrades for the helicopter fleet. Since the beginning of…
Check Out This 360-degree Video of Turkish T129 ATAK Helicopters During a Combat Mission
The two helicopters struck targets in coordination with commandos on the ground, flying between mountains and at treetop level in the valleys. The Turkish Gendarmerie (or Jandarma) published on its…
Italian F-35As Perform First Alert Scramble From Iceland To Monitor Activity Of Three Russian Tu-142 Bear F/J Aircraft
The Italian F-35s deployed to Keflavik, Iceland, were among the NATO interceptors scrambled to monitor the Russian activity in northern Europe. On Jul. 3, 2020, three Northern Fleet Tu-142 aircraft…
Memorable “Champion of Champions” Film Tells The Story Of The Convair B-58 Hustler And Its Many Records.
Narrated by (Brigadier General and) actor James Stewart, this 1960s film documents the many records of the Mach 2+ supersonic bomber. Powered by four General Electric J79 engines in underwing…
New and Old F-35 Coatings Compared in Recent Photo of Two Italian Lightning II Jets
The new coating was already applied to US-built aircraft since 2017, but this seems to be the first time it’s applied to aircraft assembled internationally. As you may already know,…
Dramatic Aerial Footage Shows Air Force One Doing Mount Rushmore Flyover
Impressive video shows the Presidential VC-25A performing the flyover ahead of South Dakota’s 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration. On Jul. 3, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to Keystone, South…
