Russian MiG-31 fighter jets in the Arctic will be outfitted with a special...
Russia’s MiG-31 fighter planes active in the Arctic will be outfitted with a new navigation system capable of operating independently of satellite feeds and regardless of low temperatures, a Russian...
View ArticleThis gorgeous 360-degree video takes you inside an F-5 fighter jet above the...
This video is stunning.It provides the immersive experience of a 360° view from inside the rear cockpit of an F-5F Tiger of the “Patrouille Suisse” display team during a flight over the Swiss Alps.If...
View ArticleBentley is going to build 7 special edition cars inspired by Breitling's...
We've all pretended to be a fighter pilot while driving at least once.Bentley is making that dream a little more realistic, for the lucky seven who can afford it.Unfortunately, Bentley isn't building a...
View ArticleThis $391 billion weapons project is close to getting the green light
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps' top aviator flew to an Arizona air base this week as part of a final effort to certify the combat-readiness of an initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin...
View ArticleEgypt just spent $5 billion on French warplanes
Istres (France) (AFP) - Egypt on Monday took delivery of three Rafale fighter jets from France, the first of 24 warplanes sold in a 5.2 billion euro ($5.6 billion) deal earlier this year.Egyptian...
View ArticleGorgeous photos of the US Thunderbirds flying over Niagara Falls
Earlier this month the US Air Force's demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, performed at the "Thunder of Niagara" air show.US Air Force Senior Airman Jason Couillard took these stunning photos of...
View ArticleA US F-16 fighter jet crashed in southern Germany
A US fighter jet crashed in a Bavarian forest in southern Germany on Tuesday but the pilot managed to eject and suffered only light injuries, police said.Authorities sealed off the crash site near...
View Article360° video brings you aboard a P-51 fighter flying with an F-22 in close...
The following cockpit footage was captured at the 2015 Abbotsford International Air Show .It lets you experience a 360° view from inside the Heritage Flight Museum’s P-51D Mustang “VAL-HALLA” piloted...
View ArticleAll the weapons Russia's Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet is designed to carry in one...
The Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA doesn't only feature stunning maneuverability. As this interesting infographic shows, the fifth-generation stealth multirole combat plane will carry a wide variety of weapons,...
View ArticleIt's the Air Force's 68th birthday — here's why Airmen are way tougher than...
Today is the 68th birthday of the youngest branch of the US military. And the US Air Force ain't no runt of the litter — the Air Force has the highest budget of the sister service branches, and its...
View ArticleHere's an F-15 fighter jet inching across a roadway
On Aug. 30, 2015 a now retired F-15C was moved from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida to its new destination in a very particular way.Transported by truck, the aircraft taxied down the runway, continued...
View ArticleFantastic footage takes you inside French fighter jets during training missions
This cool video filmed with GoPro cameras, shows launches and recoveries aboard the 38,000-ton, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle.The footage not only lets you observe blue water...
View ArticleThere's nothing else like America's most expensive war machine ever
The initial squadron of America's most expensive weapons system ever built is on track for "initial combat use" by August 2016. Fourteen years ago this month, Lockheed Martin won the contract to build...
View ArticleHere are the workhorse fighter jets Russia is using in Syria
Russia uses its Sukhoi fleet of fighter jets to try to control Syrian airspace.One model frequently used is the Su-30. It can reach a maximum speed of over 1,300 mph; can be mounted with a machine gun...
View ArticleRussia and China just signed a $2 billion deal for Su-35 fighter jets
MOSCOW — China is to buy a batch of 24 Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia in a deal worth more than $2 billion, an industry source told Reuters on Thursday, in a move that may help the Kremlin's...
View ArticlePhotos of F-22s, Typhoons and Rafales during an international air combat...
The inaugural Trilateral Exercise held Dec. 2-18 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) in Virginia not only represented a visible component of the collaboration between Allies, it also provided the back...
View ArticleWatch breathtaking footage of operations aboard the USS Ronald Reagan
Last year Wing Nut Wick published a compilation of the best Naval aviation footage captured from the cockpits of Navy jets called Hornet Ball 2014. This year a similar video compilation surfaced from...
View ArticleI saw where the F-35 gets one of its most classified features, and it's...
"This room is the most advanced painting facility in the world," retired US Air Force pilot and F-35 simulation instructor Rick Royer told me as we toured Lockheed Martin's highly secure plane facility...
View ArticleJapan just joined an elite club with its latest fighter jet
On Thursday, Japan joined the US, Russia, and China as one of the only countries to produce its own fifth-generation stealth fighter.Japan's X-2 stealth fighter prototype is the country's answer to the...
View ArticleAmerica's $400 billion warplane has some major flaws
A new Pentagon report says the F-35’s latest software won’t be ready by its July 2017 deadline. The plane has some significant bugs and the Department of Defense recommends increasing the frequency of...
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