The facilities are Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. A U.S. official confirms to ABC News that ballistic missiles was fired from inside Iran…
The Sad Story of Sitka 43, the C-17 that Crashed at JBER while practicing for an Upcoming Air Show
In 2018 ‘Sitka 43’ C-17 Globemaster III wreckage found a new purpose at the Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC) Crash Lab at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Taken on Jul.…
Researchers contrasted full-scale supersonic aircraft flight data with findings from models in wind tunnels, computer-aided procedures, and other flight tests using the Tu-144LL to conduct flight tests For a lengthy…
The X-47B is an unmanned combat air system carrier. Northrop Grumman is creating UCAS for the US Navy (USN). The demonstration phase for the strike fighter-sized unmanned aircraft is currently…
“It is only the size of a dime, but the black words backlit on the square red light jumped at me larger than life – ‘SAM’. At the same time…
The F-16 mission that signaled the first combat use of the GBU-38 JDAM
“The two guys on the wanted list step out from the overhang of the building and you could see them in the FLIR picture. One guy took a drag off…
The Story of the Concorde Supersonic Airliner that Chased a Solar Eclipse and set a World Record
Concorde 001 was specially modified with rooftop portholes for the mission and is currently on display with the Solar Eclipse mission livery at Musée de l’air et de l’espace. “Concorde ready to intercept…
When a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet did a high-speed flyby that dispersed a riot
“I smiled to myself and breathed a prayer: ‘Lord, please let that little guy grow up to be a pilot – he’ll never forget his first up-close glimpse of an…
Video Tells the Story of the Deuce Wild, the F-102 Delta Dagger Demonstration Team
Between 1969 and 1974, Airmen with the 176th Fighter Squadron at Truax Field, Wisconsin used their primary aircraft, the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger to form a five-ship flying demonstration team.…
When the F-117 Nighthawk airstrikes started Operation Iraqi Freedom
Hoehn and Toomey learned that their intended location was maybe where Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, was staying We remember the U.S. Air Force F-117 airstrikes over Baghdad on…