Project Whale Tale: the story of how the U-2 became an embarked reconnaissance aircraft.
Designated as a utility type to disguise its primary mission, the Lockheed U-2 was born as high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Flying for about 8 hours, at 500 mph, at altitudes…
U.S. F-15s, Turkish and Pakistani F-16s among the highlights of Exercise Anatolian Eagle
Turkish, U.S. and NATO combat planes took part in the Anatolian Eagle exercise at Konya airbase. Constantly attracting a significant amount of foreign air arms, Anatolian Eagle, a medium-scale exercise…
Satellite caught a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone on the ground at Creech AFB
One of our readers has spotted something interesting in a satellite image Although Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) have operated from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, for…
Stunning photos of U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets launching night air strikes on ISIS
Some cool shots of U.S. Marine Corps Hornets launching for a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve missions. Taken on Jun. 10, the following photographs show U.S. Marine Corps…
Highlights of the Poznan Aerofestival, the second largest Polish air show this year
We have attended the Poznan Aerofestival event, which is the second largest air show organized in Poland this year. Poznan Aerofestival took place within the premises of the Poznan Ławica…
British pilot performs first ever F-35B launch from ski-jump
F-35B STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter performs first launch from ski-jump in the hands of a British pilot. On Jun. 19, BAE Systems…
