Bell V-280 Valor Next-Generation Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Prototype Has Just Made Its First Flight
The Bell V-280 Valor prototype has successfully achieved first flight at the Bell Helicopter assembly facility in Amarillo, TX. On Dec. 18, the first prototype of the V-280 Valor, registration…
U.S. Department Of Defense Video Shows Unknown Object Intercepted By U.S. Navy Super Hornet And We Have No Idea What It Was.
This video shows the weird object as seen from a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet's ATFLIR (Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared) pod. What is it? Any idea? On Dec. 16,…
This Image Shows The Complexity Of The XB-70 Valkyrie mid-1960s Research Aircraft Cockpit Compared To That Of An Upgraded B-1 Bomber
The composite photo gives a pretty good idea of how the cockpit of supersonic heavy bombers has evolved in about 50 years. With a planned cruise speed of Mach 3…
The Reason U.S. F-22 Stealth Jets and Russian Su-35S Flankers Are Shadow Boxing Over Syria May Have Nothing to Do with Syria
Are U.S. And Russia in Last-Minute Intelligence Grab Over Syria? International news media has been crackling with reports of intercept incidents between U.S. and Russian combat aircraft along the Middle…
Close Air Support Debate: We Go Inside an AC-130 to See if the Gunship is Still Relevant
The AC-130 Spectre Gunship Still Plays a Critical Role in America’s Close Air Support Capability. It is large, slow and vulnerable to air defense systems including increasingly effective man-portable SAMs.…
A Navy Academy Professor Did A Presentation On The Actual Stealthiness Of The (Fictional) MiG-31 Firefox
A Naval Aeronautics professor analyzed the stealthiness the MiG-31, the fictional aircraft of Clint Eastwood's techno-thriller action "Firefox" movie, in a presentation to General Dynamics and NASA. A couple of…
