Engine failure, fuel malfunction. Maybe even a bird strike. The official finding of what caused an F-16 to crash after performing for the Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony Thursday has View More ›
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Real-Time Drone Video is Beamed into Apache Helicopter Cockpits
Army Apaches are using a new technology in Afghanistan which enables the attack helicopter crews to view real-time video feeds from nearby drones, control the drones’ flight path and therefore more effectively destroy enemy View More ›
Military: Precision flying teams are worth the risk, cost
Both of the U.S. military’s high-drama, high-dollar flying teams suffered crashes on the same day this week, but supporters say the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels are View More ›
B-52s Train For Possible Strikes in North Africa
The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 Stratofortresses have become a regular sightat war games across Europe. But as terrorist groups wreak havoc across North Africa, the lumbering bombers are headed farther south. View More ›
Blue Angels Crash in Tennessee – Pilot Killed
Coming on the heels of the Thunderbirds F-16 crash in Colorado Springs earlier today, a US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet also crashed this afternoon while practicing for the Great View More ›
Thunderbird Crash in Colorado Springs – Pilot OK
Air Combat Command has confirmed that earlier this afternoon at approximately 1PM, an F-16 from the United States Air Force’s aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, crashed following a performance at View More ›
UK Airstrikes Data for Syria Released
The level of Royal Air Force involvement over Syria has been released. The data shows 43 airstrikes, carried out by MQ-9’s, Tornado GR.4’s, and Eurofighters, since Operation Shader was extended View More ›
Will USAF Increase Drug Interdiction Involvement?
Drug interdiction is not something the USAF has heavy involvement in, but could their role be increasing? It will be if 12th Air Force (AF) commander, Lt. Gen. Chris Nowland, View More ›
Don’t Put All Your Eggs in the Stealth Basket
There are quite a few things our Air Force requires to ensure battlespace dominance in the future. One of those things is low observable or “stealth” technology. That said, we View More ›
Natuna Islands: China Continues Real Estate Grab
China has made it abundantly clear: no one is immune from their making up the rules as they seek to expand their sphere of influence in the South Pacific. In View More ›
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