U.S. Air Force RC-135s teaming up with Marine Corps EA-6Bs (and others..) to detect and suppress ISIS comms
In the skies over Iraq, USAF spyplanes, USMC and USN Electronic Attack aircraft work together to deny the Islamic State the ability to communicate. The image above shows a U.S. Air…
Check Out This Photo of an F-35 Thundering Through The “Star Wars” Canyon With Visible Shock Waves
An F-35 performed some high-speed passes through the famous "Jedi Transition" in the Death Valley. Generating visible shockwaves. The image in this post was taken by world-renowned Dutch photographer Frank…
Russian Su-33 crashed in the Mediterranean while attempting to land on Kuznetsov aircraft carrier
Less than three weeks after losing a MiG-29, it looks like the Russian Navy has lost another aircraft during Admiral Kuznetsov operations: a Su-33 Flanker. Military sources close to The…
U.S. Air Force A-10 pilot who took part in a famous mission that knocked out 23 Iraqi tanks logs 6,000 hours in the Warthog
Whiteman Thunderbolt pilot has spent the equivalent of 250 days flying the A-10 "tankbuster" across the world (including 11 combat deployments.) On Nov. 14, 2016, Lt. Col. John Marks, a…
The story of the KC-135 tankers that saved another KC-135 flying for 13.5 hours in support of a CAS mission over Afghanistan
After being unexpectedly requested to refuel a CAS (Close Air Support) aircraft targeting a high-level enemy leader, a KC-135 found itself "below bingo." Although they usually offload fuel to other…
The F-4 Phantom II, in the QF-4 Aerial Target variant, performs final display before retiring from USAF
After more than 50 years of service, the F-4 Phantom II is about to be retired by the U.S. Air Force. The final F-4 Phantom appearance at an airshow while…