SpaceX Successfully Launches The U.S. Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Unmanned Spacecraft Just Before Hurricane Irma Reaches Florida
SpaceX launched the Pentagon's mysterious X-37B orbital space drone just before the Hurricane Irma hit Florida. While people prepared for Hurricane Irma, the 45th Space Wing successfully launched a SpaceX…
Two A-10 Thunderbolt II Jets Crash Near Nellis AFB, Nevada; Both Pilots Eject Safely.
The Two Aircraft of the 57th Wing Were On Routine Training Mission. Early reports and a release from Nellis AFB say two Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, referred…
The Massive U.S. Military Response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas; On Alert For Irma In Florida.
Aircraft, Rescue Personnel and Ships Respond to U.S. National Emergency. The U.S. military has fielded a massive rescue and relief operation in the wake of Hurricane Harvey along the Texas…
Up Close And Personal With Textron’s Scorpion Light Attack Jet During Weapons Separation Testing
Textron's Scorpion Aces Weapons Separation Testing. Going five for five in the complex, methodical and engineering-driven military aircraft test regimes is rare. Weather, range logistics, recording equipment, aircraft readiness or…
These Aircraft Sampled Air For Radioactive Particles To Determine If North Korea Actually Detonated A Hydrogen Bomb
No traces of radioactive materials, including xenon gas, were detected following North Korea's latest nuclear test. Here are the aircraft that helped determining that. On Sunday Aug. 3, North Korea…
“During A CSAR Mission We Integrated With Puma Helicopters and Su-25 Attack Planes”: A-10 Pilots Recount Their Warthog Experiences
A-10 Thunderbolt II Pilots Speak About The Warthog They Fly Over Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, and Eastern Europe. Dubbed Warthog, Hog or just Hawg, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the “airplane built…
