Air National Guard Take Delivery of First F-35s

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by Chris Clarke - 09/24/201909/24/20190

Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, and Lt. Col. Anthony Marek, a pilot and commander of the 134th FS, land the first two F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing

Watch This Sukhoi Pilot Pull The Drag Chute Midair

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by Chris Clarke - 08/26/201908/27/20190

The Russian Sukhoi Su-57 is a single-seat and stealth multi-role fifth generation jet fighter. The Su-57 performed its maiden flight 9 years ago and if finally set to enter service later this year. https://twitter.com/chrisclarkefly/status/1166056514597138433 With Su-57 production variants officially coming off the line, the Russian aircraft manufacturer

Heritage Flight to bring airpower to Super Bowl LII

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by Chris Clarke - 02/03/201802/03/20180

While many families, friends and football fans gather to watch Super Bowl LII, members of the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight is scheduled to visit Minnesota to represent the Air Force during the event. The Heritage Flight will perform a flyover, consisting of two A-10C Thunderbolt

U.S. Shoots Down Ballistic Missile During Defense Test Flight

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by Chris Clarke - 02/09/201702/03/20180

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test Feb. 3 (Hawaii Standard Time), resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Fly In Record Setting Formation

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by Chris Clarke - 02/08/201702/09/20170

Air Force Ospreys made history, flying in a large 10-aircraft formation for the first time. On Feb. 3, six CV-22s from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, FL., and four from the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, N.M., flew in formation

Boneyard Timelapse Is A Powerful Reminder Of Once Great Aircraft

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by Chris Clarke - 02/08/201702/09/20170

When the military decides the time has come to retire one their aircraft, it's usually sent to rest on a spot of desert in the 2,600 acres of the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Commonly known as the "Boneyard." The

Stealth Bomber Flyby Is Just As Quiet As You’d Expect

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by Chris Clarke - 01/08/201702/09/20170

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has been engineered with low observable technology to reduce its radar and infrared signature, making it hard for the enemy to pick up. It's also acoustically stealthy, as you can tell from this recent B-2 flyby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbH4D5IW6eA

Twilight Harrier Operations Aboard USS Bataan Are Spectacular

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by Chris Clarke - 09/23/201609/23/20160

Watch an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 223 taxi and launch from the deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) during Amphibious Squadron 8- 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training at sea Sept. 18, 2016. Marines and sailors assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, combined

See 12 B-52 Nuclear Bombers Takeoff Together

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by Chris Clarke - 09/19/201609/23/20160

The United States 5th Bomb Wing B-52s and their crews recently performed a mass takeoff during Prairie Vigilance exercise at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance is an annual exercise designed to test the wing's ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber

Watching A B-1 Bomber Do Aileron Rolls Is A Thing Of Beauty

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by Chris Clarke - 09/19/201609/19/20160

Airshows are cool. B-1 Bombers are cool. Afterburners are also cool. I like planes. See this amazing airshow display of the supersonic B-1B Lancer as a high speed pass ends with a double aileron roll. https://youtu.be/dNzStrhjN5k