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Aviation

ATC during Shutdown: 14,000+ “Volunteers” Continue To Work The Skies Amidst Government Shutdown.

Here's what’s going on in the skies over the United States. In a single day, there is an average of 43,000 flights in the air in the US ATC (Air…

Zachary Allen Zachary Allen
January 23, 2019
Aviation Safety

Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes in Murmansk Region Killing Two Crew Members

A Backfire supersonic strategic bomber has crashed in Russia. A Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber crashed at Olenegorsk airbase, in the Murmansk region, shortly after 13:30LT on Jan. 22.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 22, 2019
F-35

The Story Behind The F-35 Mock-Up Painted In Arctic Camouflage Scheme at Lockheed Martin’s Plant in Fort Worth

In case you were wondering what that Lockheed Martin F-35 in arctic scheme was.... Some of our readers asked us to investigate the story behind an F-35 mock-up painted in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 21, 2019
Aviation Safety

Two Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback Aircraft Involved In Midair Collision. Fate Of Pilots Unconfirmed.

Conflicting Reports Suggest One Aircraft Landed, One Crewman Rescued at Sea. Other Reports Suggest Both Aircraft Lost: Story Developing. Russian news agencies are reporting the midair collision of two Sukhoi…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 18, 2019
Military Aviation

F-35, F-16, F-15, F/A-18, Gripen and Typhoon: These Are The Contenders In The Race To Replace Polish MiG-29 and Su-22 jets

60 new aircraft to replace the ageing fleet of Polish MiG-29 and Su-22 jets as part of the Harpia program. In January it has become clear as to which designs…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 18, 2019
Military Aviation

One of the U.S. Air Force Aggressor F-16s Will Get The Russian Su-57 Stealth Jet’s Digital Paint Scheme

A Nellis Air Force Base's Aggressor Viper to be painted with the same color scheme as the Russian radar-evading 5th generation aircraft. Eye-catching paint schemes which make fighter planes similar…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 16, 2019
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