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Air France Airbus A380 Suffers Major Engine Damage Forced to Divert

An Air France flight suffered major engine damage during a flight schedule to go to Los Angeles. An Air France flight bound for Los Angeles was forced to make an View More ›

Watch: One of the MOST Unique Aerial Re-Fueling Operations Ever!

Have you ever seen anything like this? A KC-130 refueling a helicopter that just happens to be carrying a Humvee. A KC-130J Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron View More ›

Picture of the Day: Air Force C-130 Hercules Releases a Humvee

A Humvee descends after an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft released it over Frida IV drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 21, 2017. The Humvee is assigned to the 173rd View More ›

Nammo Programmable Ammunition = Drone Killer – Watch it in Action!

What can shoot down a drone in less than a second? Nammo programmable ammunition! Nammo is an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Norway that employs over 2200 people. View More ›

Picture of the Day: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sampling Spacecraft Takes Photo of Earth

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling spacecraft captured this photo of Earth on Sept. 22, 2017, shortly after performing a speed-boosting flyby of our planet. On Friday (Sept. 22), OSIRIS-REx zoomed 10,711 miles View More ›

Watch: Russian Jet Goes Off End of Runway – Does Not End Well

Ever wonder what happens when a Russian jet aircraft goes off the end of a runway? Just watch. Watch a Normal Takeoff PHOTO: Russian #Airforce Tu-22M3 bomber [20 RED View More ›

Picture of the Day: U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper Engages a Target

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper engages a target during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, AZ, on Sept. 22, 2017. WTI is a seven week training View More ›

Watch: More from the 2017 USMC Air Station Miramar Air Show

Just in case you could not be there at the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station air show here is the next best thing! Featured image By Lance Cpl. Jamean R. Berry, View More ›

Watch: F-35B Aerial Display 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show

Awesome display by the F-35B! Enjoy! Even though Miramar is not “Fighter Town USA” and home to “Top Gun’ any longer it is still a major air base. A Marine View More ›

Picture of the Day: Guardsmen Look Over the Waters of the Florida Keys

California Air National Guardsmen look out over the waters of the Florida Keys, Sept. 11, 2017, while conducting a reconnaissance and refueling mission to support Hurricane Irma response efforts. – View More ›

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