RAF Merlin helicopters on Exercise Pashtung Vortex in Jordan
The following images, released by the UK Ministry of Defence, shows a Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter navigating a desert valley in Jordan during Exercise Pashtung Vortex. According to the…
Tony Scott, Hank Kleeman, Kara Hultgreen and the F-14 Tomcat: three (tragic) stories and a legendary plane
Few days ago, Dario Leone, a long time reader and a huge F-14 Tomcat fan, sent me an email to point out what he had noticed about the date Tony Scott,…
Exposed: First Syrian rebels DIY unmanned aerial vehicle (that may never be able to fly…)
The following video shows what is believed to be the first Free Syrian Army drone. According to the speaker, the DIY Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is equipped with a camera and…
‘Gray Dragon’: the only F-117A Nighthawk painted in a two-tone gray experimental color scheme
Here are some interesting photographs of the gray F-117 Stealth Jet. Taken towards the end of 2003/early 2004 by a KC-135 boom operator using the nickname "boomer135" and brought to…
The Spanish Air Force's Orion Detachment in Djibouti reaches 4,000 flight hours fighting piracy off Horn of Africa
The Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire) detachment in Djibouti, inside the structure of the EUNAVFOR (European Union Naval Force) in the Operation ATALANTA, reached the 4,000 flying hours in…
Something you don't see everyday: a C-130 cruising down the street
Published by the Little Rock Air Force Base Facebook account the following picture shows a local C-130 being moved to be a static display in front of the base education…