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US Navy Temporarily Grounds the T-45C Goshawk Training Jet

The US Navy has grounded its T-45 fleet of training aircraft for three days while it tries to determine the problems with the planes oxygen system. Fighter Sweep told you View More ›

Can ‘Stealth Aircraft’ Evade an F-18 Super Hornet? Not According to Boeing!

Boeing is touting that a future upgrade to the F-18 Super Hornet will make it able to track stealth aircraft by their heat source. According to Boeing’s manager of F/A-18 programs, Dan View More ›

A Most Amazing Video! If You Have Not Seen 360 Videos Before You Are in For a Treat! Fly with Patrouille Suisse!

Jump on board and F-5 and fly with the Patrouille Suisse Swiss Air Force Aerobatic team! This is very cool! Make sure you ‘scroll’ around to enjoy the 360 degree view! Check View More ›

Are Airliners with Electric Powered Engines in the Near Future?

Airliners power by electric motors may be here sooner than you think. Boeing, JetBlue and NASA all think a future with electric airplanes is a good bet as they are View More ›

Breaking! F-16 Crashes Near Joint Base Andrews

An F-16 Falcon single seat jet went down today near Joint Base Andrews in the Washington DC area. The F-16 from Air National Guard’s 113th Wing crashed this morning about six miles View More ›

Russia to Produce Zircon Hyper-sonic Missile – Can it Destroy an Aircraft Carrier in One Strike?

Can one missile really destroy an aircraft carrier? According to speculation about the Russian Zircon hyper-sonic missile that may be true. Reports are that Russia is expected to soon begin View More ›

Russian Yak-130 Appears to be Training Aircraft Choice for Vietnam

The Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) is shopping for a new training jet and it appears they are going to purchase the Russian Yak-130. The Yak-130 first flew in 1996 and View More ›

Breaking! Navy Instructor Pilots on Strike! 100 Refusing to Fly!

More than 100 Navy instructor pilots have gone on strike refusing to fly due to what they feel is an unsafe T-45 Goshawk training aircraft. The aviators are complaining that View More ›

Italian Aerospace Company Leonardo Says it Will Assemble T-100 Jet in Alabama

If they win the Air Force’s T-X advanced pilot training competition to replace the T-38, Leonardo says they will assemble the T-100 training jet in Tuskegee, Alabama. According to a statement View More ›

2nd Man on the Moon Buzz Aldrin Becomes Oldest Person Ever to Fly with the Air Force Thunderbirds

Former NASA Astronaut and the second person to step on to the moon, Buzz Aldrin set another record Sunday as he became the oldest person ever to fly with the View More ›

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