"Risk must be balanced with the requirement for the capability" Air Combat Command chief still confident in F-22 says
According to a press release issued on May 5, 2012, Gen. Mike Hostage, chief of Air Combat Command, will soon begin flying the Raptor in order to better understand what…
French fighter jet and helicopter launched to intercept a paraglider approaching a nuclear plant
On May 2, a Greenpeace activist flying a paraglider, entered the forbidden airspace over the Le Bugey nuclear power plant, between Lyon and Geneva, and dropped a smoke device on…
Here’s what the future Air Force One replacement will look like
Within the end of the decade, the U.S. Air Force will have to replace its most famous and representative plane, the same that has brought President Obama on his surprise…
There's a place in London where RAF Typhoons will buzz your car during the Olympics
If you plan to visit London during the Olympic Games and you are an aviation geek, I suggest you to pay a visit to one of the best (temporary) spotting…
Photo: C-17 creates a huge cyclonic twist during NASA test
There's a certain interest in technologies capable to detect volcanic ash in flight since, in April 2010, the European airspace was almost paralyzed as a consequence of the eruption of…
Curious photo: This is not a Hollywood film set but the U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet simulator
The following picture shows an F/A-18C Hornet Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) that the U.S. Marine Corps have recently relocated to MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) Iwakuni, Japan. The TOFT…
