Italian and French jets escorted hijacked plane because Swiss AF was outside working hours
Italian Eurofighter Typhoons escorted the hijacked plane and handed over to the French Air Force because the Swiss Air Force was outside working hours. On Feb. 17, an Ethiopian Boeing…
Two U.S. B-52 bombers drop live cluster bombs during unique night mission
U.S. has not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions hence B-52 Stratofortress bombers have to train with this kind of weapons. After spending some weeks training with (simulated) nuclear weapons,…
Cyber Threats debut on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag
Maintainers counter cyber threats for first time at Nellis's Red Flag "Train as you fight, fight as you train" has always been Red Flag's motto. U.S. Air Force's main exercise…
Propeller blades dangerously close to the hose: MV-22 Osprey refuels from KC-130
There is no room for error when an MV-22B Osprey has to be refueled mid-air. The following video shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft with VMM-262 refueling from a KC-130J belonging to…
Black Eagles team at Singapore 2014: behind the scenes video of the deployment
Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic display team "Black Eagles" was one of the highlights of the recent Singapore Airshow 2014. The 53rd Air Demonstration Group, nicknamed Black Eagles is,…
Australian surveillance plane scrambled to monitor Chinese naval activity
Royal Australian Air Force Orion aircraft launched to monitor Chinese military exercise that took Beijing's warships closer to Australia than ever before. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, an unannounced…
