MH-6 Little Birds and MH-60 Black Hawks helicopters buzzed downtown Los Angeles this week as a part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) training exercise. Spectators observed the helicopters View More ›
The Pic of the Day: A job with a view
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron fly over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco before returning to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 1, 2018. Since 1953, View More ›
China plans to have 6 aircraft carriers by 2035 – how will they stack up compared to the US Navy?
China’s People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) has undergone a broad and extensive modernization and expansion effort in recent years. With dozens of new warships launched and multiple carriers in production, the View More ›
The true story behind NASA’s 1973 Skylab ‘mutiny’
The International Space Station has been in orbit around our planet since 1998, providing the human race with a (semi) permanent habitable space at the front door of the great View More ›
The Pic of the Day: Heritage flight over Alabama
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Commemorative Air Force P-51 Mustang fly in formation Sep. 6, 2018, while flying over areas of Alabama. This formation View More ›
Watch: Fighter pilot turned astronaut compares MREs to astronaut food
Retired Marine Colonel Randy Bresnik cut his teeth as a test pilot for the F/A-18 Hornet program, before going on to serve combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. View More ›
Could the Air Force’s secretive space plane be America’s best spy satellite?
Spy satellites have become an integral part of the American defense infrastructure. While we still rely on spy planes, having downward facing observatories in orbit grants us the continued ability View More ›
Did the U.S. really spend millions on a space pen while the Soviets just used pencils?
We’ve all heard the story. Back in the 1960s, as the Americans and Soviets were competing for space (and global) supremacy, the United States supposedly spent millions to develop a View More ›
The Pic of the Day: NASA’s F-16XL
NASA’s single-seat F-16XL on a research flight over the desert near the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The aircraft was most recently used in the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamics Project View More ›
Claiming the Arctic: Russia to begin sending intercept fighters on North Pole patrols
For the first time since the Cold War, Russia has announced plans to begin flying regular fighter patrols over the North Pole with an eye toward intercepting American military aircraft. View More ›
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