New “Bulge” On Top Of U.S. Marine Corps and AFSOC’s V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Is A Radome That Houses A SATCOM Antenna
The new "bulge" is a radome for the Ku Ka antenna used to interconnect the CV-22s and MV-22s to a complex system providing secure voice and chat, classified network access…
USAF T-6A Texan II Trainer Crashes Near Randolph AFB, Texas: Crew Ejects Safely.
Accident is Eighth USAF Loss This Year, Second Trainer Crash in a Week. A U.S. Air Force T-6A Texan II single-engine, two-seat turboprop primary trainer aircraft crashed on Tuesday afternoon,…
Let’s Recap Everything We Know About The Russian Il-20M Shot Down By A Syrian S-200 Missile System Yesterday
The Il-20M was shot down off Syria shortly after an Israeli air strike had hit targets in the Latakia Province. Written with The Aviationist's editor David Cenciotti In the hours…
Russia Reports Il-20M “Coot-A” Electronic Intelligence Aircraft Lost in Syria During Israeli Air Strike Near Latakia
Confusion surrounds the causes of the loss. U.S. military says they believe the aircraft was shot down by Syrian Air Defense. Russians mention the proximity of Israeli F-16 Jets and…
We Visited Sunspot National Solar Observatory in New Mexico on Saturday. This Is Our Report.
We got close as 20 meters away from the main telescope and took some close-up shots of the surrounding buildings. Editor's note: as you already know by now, Sunspot National…
The Royal Saudi Air Force Has Prepared A Series Of Special Color Jets For The Kingdom’s 88th National Day Celebrations
The photographs of the special colored Tornado, Typhoon, F-15S, F-15C and MRTT have already emerged. On Sept. 23, Saudi Arabia will celebrate the 88th Saudi National Day. As part of…
