NATO Receives Second RQ-4D “Phoenix” Remotely Piloted Vehicle At Sigonella Air Base, Italy.
The second of five RQ-4D Global Hawk has arrived at its new homebase in Sigonella, Italy, after a 20-hour flight from Edwards AFB. On Dec. 19, 2019, at 14.39LT, the…
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Type 002 “Shandong” Commissioned With The Chinese Navy
The ship, a modified Kuznetsov-class design, is China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned into service the new Type 002 aircraft carrier on December…
British F-35B Launches From HMS Queen Elizabeth Docked in Portsmouth
The Lightning had remained on board after the end of the Westlant 19 deployment because of a technical issue. As you may already know, the Royal Air Force and the…
Stunning New Video Brings You Behind The Scenes Of Top Gun 2 During Aerial Footage Shooting
Real flying. Real G-forces. Pure adrenaline. A couple of days ago I've commented the new trailer of "Top Gun: Maverick" hitting theatres on Jun. 26, 2020. I explained that I…
Russian Tu-22M3 “Backfire” Bomber Crash Lands Into A Field During Emergency, Crew Safe
Accident is Third in Series of Significant Russian Military Mishaps in December. A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, NATO reporting name “Backfire”, twin-engine supersonic bomber crash-landed yesterday in the Astrakhan-Oblast region of…
Fear the Reaper: Silent, Sinister MQ-9 Flight Gives Public a Glimpse at Emerging Capabilities.
Rare Public MQ-9 RPA Fly-By At Nellis Air Force Base During Latest Airshow. It was nearly silent. As the diminutive General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper chortled its way across the demonstration…