Remotely piloted Army Black Hawk helicopter successfully demonstrates next generation rotorcraft tech
A remotely-piloted highly-modified Black Hawk helicopter recently flew over the Diablo Range, east of San Jose, California, in the first autonomous flight test of the next generation rotorcraft tech: obstacle…
Eurofighter Typhoon test fires Beyond Visual Range Meteor missile
On Dec. 4, during flight trials conducted with support from QineticQ and MBDA at the Aberporth firing range, UK, a Typhoon fired a Meteor BVR (Beyond Visual Range) air to…
Watch the drama unfold: Israeli Air Force F-15D hits a pelican flock on take off
Although the video is not new (it was released shortly after the episode took place) the Israeli Defense Forces have recently released more details about it. In October 2011, an…
The Hellenic Air Force holds umpteenth missile storm exercise in the Mediterranean Sea
On Nov. 27 and 28, the Hellenic Air Force successfully conducted the last of a series of live firing exercises. "Filoktitis 2/12" exercise took place at Zakynthos firing range off…
HD Video of a Syrian MiG-23 attacking Darayya with unguided 500-kg thermobaric bomb
Brought to my attention by Matt Fanning on The Aviationist FB page, the following HD video is one of the few clearly showing a Syrian MiG-23BN attack plane during a…
Iran has captured another U.S. spy drone. Once again with minimal damage.
One year after a U.S. stealthy RQ-170 Sentinel drone was captured near the city of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border, after it had violated the Iranian…
