Here’s how a boom operator refuels an A-10 from a KC-135 tanker
The following video is not only interesting for the stunning footage showing some A-10C Warthog aircraft with 190th Fighter Squadron refueling from a KC-135 but because it shows, from a…
The very best “seat” you can find on a C-130 airlifter
As the image below proves, the observation window on a Royal Air Force C-130K (that reminds a WWII gunner's ball turret) may be the best seat you will ever find…
Israel successfully test fires its latest version of the Arrow anti-missile system
The Israeli Air Force has released details that it successfully test fired the latest version of its Arrow anti-missile system on Feb. 25, 2013. Image credit: EPA via Telegraph The…
How the “Black Jet” became the “Gray Dragon”
The story of the only gray F-117 stealth plane. The Lockheed F-117A was not only the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, but also one of the most secret plane ever…
“Iran has downed another foreign drone,” but it’s only a bad translation
It looks like a bad translation was the cause of the news that Iran had captured another foreing drone during "Great Prophet 8" drills conducted in southern Iran on Feb.…
Entire fleet of F-35 stealth fighters grounded by new engine problem
On Feb. 22, the Pentagon decided to suspend the flights of all Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter planes after a crack was found on a turbine blade of a…
