Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Fly In Record Setting Formation

Military

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

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

Military

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

See 12 B-52 Nuclear Bombers Takeoff Together

Military

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

Witness A B-1 Bomber Depart RAF Fairford With Full Afterburner

Military

by Chris Clarke - 09/13/201609/19/20160

The 489 Bomber Group of Dyess AFB and Abilene, Texas sets off car alarms after an impressive takeoff during a visiting to Fairford, England in the United Kingdom. This mission is in support of the NATO exercise Ample Strike ongoing in the Czech Republic. Exercise Ample

Gaze Upon This Man Made Dust Storm Courtesy The Mighty Globemaster

Military

by Chris Clarke - 02/18/201602/18/20160

Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft are used by Australian forces in the Middle East Area of Operations for heavy lift capability including the movement of combat vehicles in and out of theatres of operation as well as large freight items. The C-17 has a

Both Pilots Killed In Iranian Fighter Jet Crash

Military

by Associated Press - 01/12/201601/12/20160

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says that an Iranian F-4 Phantom fighter jet has crashed close to the Pakistan border, killing two pilots. It reported that the crash took place on Tuesday morning some 45 miles west of Konarak Air Base, around 900 miles

Fully Armed MiG-29 Does Insanely Low Pass

Military

by Chris Clarke - 11/04/201511/04/20150

This brightly painted MiG-29 Fulcrum from the Ukrainian Falcons aerobatic jet team blasts past spectators on an impressively low and fast flyby. What makes this maneuver even more astounding is that the jet is loaded to the brim with armaments. Filmed somewhere in the Ukraine, this crazy

Supersonic Bomber Moved For The First Time In Decades

by Chris Clarke - 11/02/201509/23/20160

The world’s only remaining North American XB-70 Valkyrie was recently moved into the new fourth hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to be displayed in the Research & Development Gallery. The supersonic bomber soaked up some sunshine and posed for a few

Behold This Never Before Seen Footage Of The B-2 Bomber

Military

by Chris Clarke - 10/24/201510/26/20150

Northrop Grumman has just released exclusive video of their classic stealth bomber designed for the United States Air Force. Enjoy flying air-to-air in stunning high definition with the B-2 Spirit which first flew in 1989. As the Department of Defence is ramping up development of the Long

Researchers Harness New Technologies in Synthetic Biology

Technology

by Chris Clarke - 07/10/201509/19/20150

Sometimes it's not the biggest weapon systems that win battles for the U.S. military, but some of the smallest-scale technology involved in creating various components used in making weapon systems. Researchers from the Department of Defense, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and several major institutions of