London Olympics security: Major Exercise takes place in the skies of the UK
On Jan. 18 reports started filtering in from local newspapers in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, UK, of aircraft flying in circles over their locations and urged visitors to their website to…
Photo: Hornet catching the wires. On the Arctic Circle
Published by Lt. Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, commander of the Finnish Air Force, on his Twitter timeline few days ago, the following picture (by Harri Koskinen) shows a F-18D Hornet routine…
F-35B Finally on track?
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visited NAS Patuxent River on Jan. 20 and announced the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been…
Separated and on the ground behind the enemy lines in Libya: Strike Eagle crew recount their lucky escape
The two crew members from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath UK have recently told CNN’s Barbara Starr of the night they found themselves separated and on the ground…
First European experimental stealth combat drone rolled out: the nEUROn UCAV almost ready for flight
On Jan. 20, the nEUROn, the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), was officially presented by Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation to the…
Touch screen, voice activated commands, portal. A new smartphone or tablet? No, the Lockheed Martin F-35's glass cockpit.
Look at the following image. Included in the "F-35 from the Cockpit" webminar held on Jan. 18, the screenshot gives an idea of the Joint Strike Fighter glass cockpit featuring…
