For years now, the AC-130U Spooky gunship has been nightmare fodder for America’s enemies. These massive platforms carry a 25mm or 40mm cannon, 105mm cannon, and a 25mm Gatling gun, View More ›
Australia’s Avalon Air Show is no stranger to spectacular displays in the skies over Victoria, Australia. From low flying military aircraft to massive firey displays of cargo aircraft deploying defensive View More ›
Public interest in the possibility of unusual objects flying around in American airspace may be experiencing a resurgence thanks to the revelation that the Pentagon had been secretly funding investigations View More ›
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to the F-35B detachment of the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) takes off from the flight deck of the View More ›
Jell-O has been the most requested guest since this podcast started. Today he was kind enough to be interviewed and lived up to the hype. Jell-O spent nearly 25 years View More ›
Bad exits or landings during parachute operations aren’t uncommon. Throwing people, often laden with dozens of pounds of equipment, out of an aircraft inevitably invites trouble. Parachuting is inherently dangerous, View More ›
A formation of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft fly over Avalon Airport at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Feb. 25, 2019. Along with Australian aircraft, U.S. military aircraft were to be showcased View More ›
Following Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 and October’s Lion Air crash in the same aircraft, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration was issuing View More ›
Editor’s note: Last year, I wrote this piece about how America maintains (and dismantles) retired stealth aircraft. Now, with new stories about F-117s spotted in the skies over Nevada and View More ›
In the never-ending quest to improve the performance of military aircraft, the U.S. Army is testing an unusual material that may make airplanes and helicopters faster and stronger: the skin View More ›