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Boeing Outshines Airbus with More New Orders at Paris Air Show

Boeing scored a home run at the 2017 Paris Air Show by taking in more new aircraft orders than their main rival Airbus. On the final business day of the View More ›

Picture of the Day: F/A-18F Super Hornet Loaded with 10 GBU-32 1,000 Pound Bombs

F/A-18F Super Hornet fully loaded with 10 GBU-32 1,000 pound bombs, launches from the USS George H. W. Bush – US Navy Watch: F-18 Hornets Launching from USS George H. W. View More ›

USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 Returns to San Diego from WESTPAC Cruise

The USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 aircraft carrier and other ships from the strike group arrived back to San Diego after an almost six month deployment to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC). View More ›

Picture of the Day: MH-53E Sea Dragon Conducting Aerial Refueling

An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the “Vanguards” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 14 conducts an aerial refuel off the coast of North Carolina. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron View More ›

Tornado Damages Two US ‘Doomsday’ 747 Aircraft

A tornado hit Offutt Air Force Base and damaged two of the US E-4B 747 jets that serve as national command centers in the case of attack. Ten aircraft, including View More ›

Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Flips Over After Landing at Dayton International Airport

The US Air Force Thunderbirds are reporting a mishap at the Dayton International Airport when one of their F-16s landed and then overturned. Watch: Thunderbird Pilot Being Removed From Upside Down View More ›

MiG Corporation Announces at Paris Airshow That MiG 35 Almost Combat Ready

The MiG Corporation took advantage of the huge media exposure at the Paris Air Show to announce that their new MiG 35 may join units as soon as 2019. The View More ›

Russian Jet Up Close & Personal! “Provocative” and Flying “Erratically”

Well, they keep getting closer and closer! The Russians seem to be pushing the limits further and further with these intercepts. When you come this close to another aircraft the View More ›

Picture of the Day: F-15 Pilot Prepares for Early Evening Flight

As the sun begins to set at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oregon Air National Guard Lt. Col. Nick Rutgers, assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, prepares View More ›

F-22 Restart Officially a No Go – Sorry Raptor Fans

A classified report submitted to Congress states that it would cost over $200 million per aircraft to try and produce another 194 F-22 Raptors. “The total includes an estimate of View More ›

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