A U.S. Air Force B-52 (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan E. Ramos) Vapor purge testing provides critical information on how long it takes an aircraft operating in areas at risk of chemical attacks to purge hazardous chemical vapor...
An image of the Manta Ray during in-water testing off the coast of Southern California. This image shows, for the first time, the rear section of the UUV partly submerged (Northrop Grumman) We get a closer look a the Northrop Grumman...
On April 27, 2024, the ROKAF F-4Es made their last public appearance before the type’s retirement in June (All images credit: Author) Republic of Korea Air Force Phantoms made their last public appearance at the 2024 Suwon Space Challenge event. On...
A composite image showing the Advanced Travel Pod of the F-35 (Image credit: The Aviationist, using KIHOMAC and USAF images) The MXU-1072/A 5th generation travel pod is carried inside the F-35A Lightning II’s weapons bays. A travel pod is usually an...
A screenshot from a video shared on Telegram showing the Yak-52 circling close to the Russian drone. In an engagement reminiscent of WWII dogfights, a Ukrainian training aircraft reportedly shot down a Russian drone. On Apr. 27, 2024, a Ukrainian Yak-52...
U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River (Pax ITF) to a Navy unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24. (Photo by...
An artwork by artist Peter Chilelli depicts the Boeing B-47 Stratojet nuclear-capable strategic bomber underneath the Mackinaw Bridge on Apr. 24, 1959. Bomber Bridge Buzz Tops Maverick’s Tower Blast By A Bunch- But Is It Baloney? We’ve all seen the fictional...
In the background, the wreckage of the crashed AW139. (Photo: Perak Fire and Rescue Department) In the boxes: the AW139 and AS555 (Photo: Royal Malaysian Navy). Highlighted the two helicopters after the midair. An AW139 and an AS555 crashed after they...
The Chinese H-6 bomber carrying a possible drone below the fuselage. (Photo: Chinese internet via @RupprechtDeino) The bomber is possibly carrying the WZ-8 high altitude supersonic reconnaissance drone or the MD-22 reusable hypersonic drone. A low-res photo, possibly taken by a...
Su-35S (Image credit: Dmitriy Pichugin/Commons) According to some media reports, the long-awaited delivery of the Su-35S Flankers to Iran would be imminent. There are reasons to take these claims with a grain of salt though. As per a report from the...