Editor’s Note: Like many others in the inventory, one of our very favorite airplanes has been extremely busy over the past decade-plus and is in need of a break, also View More ›
DARPA Teases VTOL X-Plane Concept
Editor’s Note: Any aircraft which takes off and lands along a vertical axis has been a very challenging hurdle for aircraft designers since the concept first met reality. We’ve all View More ›
F-22 Raptor Finally Begins Fielding The AIM-9X!
Editor’s Note: FighterSweep Fans, this has been a long time coming. Raptor pilots have long lamented the lack of the U.S. Air Force’s most capable short-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-9X View More ›
Flying Bazooka Drones Are Real?!
Editor’s Note: We’ve touched on some of the amazing aircraft designs which have revolutionized aviation since the Wright Brothers took to the sky on 17 December 1903. We’ve heard of View More ›
US Airstrike Kills 150 Somali Militants
Editor’s Note: The forested military training camp, located about 125 miles north of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, was known to be al-Shabab‘s main base for planning and strike coordination. View More ›
Navy Helicopters, USAF PJs Rescued Downed Crew
Editor’s Noted: As we reported previously, a very sophisticated U.S. Army reconnaissance aircraft crash landed near Irbil in northern Iraq two days ago. Photographs and video from the scene showed View More ›
Airstrike Targets Daesh Military Commander
Editor’s Note: It’s always fantastic when we hear news like this. Our men and women continue to handle their business and pursue high-value targets as they present themselves, and this View More ›
Senior Leaders Brief “State Of The Air Force”
Editor’s Note: Some would say the “State of the Air Force” depends largely on who you talk to. Some say morale is at an all-time low. Others say the Air View More ›
F-35 Completes Heritage Flight Certification!
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Air Force recently held its annual certification conference for its Heritage Flight airshow display team, a conference held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside of Tucson, View More ›
36th AMU Prepares For Beverly Midnight 16-1!
Editor’s Note: Our friends in the “Fiends” have a very challenging pace they’re keeping up. Between escorting B-52s during shows of force along the DMZ, joint exercises with RoKAF SLAM View More ›