US Navy recognizes Northrop $50 million contract for E-2D Hawkeye capability support
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $50 million E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft engineering and product support services contract. The Lot 11 E-2D modification contract runs…
Why the Ancient F-4 Phantom II Fighter Is Still Flying After 5,000 Constructed
One of the most adaptable airframes ever used in the U.S. Armed Forces, undoubtedly, was the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. During a four-decade service run, the…
K2 Black Panther: The “Most Expensive” in the World Primary Combat Tank
The K2 Black Panther tank, which weighs 55 to 61 tons, strengthens the South Korean tank force that currently relies on the K1 and K1A1 tanks and…
Extraordinary ME-262 Takeoff, Startup, and More
My grandfather was a Luftwaffe ground crew engine technician and served from 41-45 mainly on the eastern front for the ME 109 and 110 . He often…
Up until 2060, the Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Program Will Maintain 26,000 Employment in Spain
The Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter programme will cumulatively secure 26,000 jobs in Spain until 2060, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on the economic impact of…
The SMOOTHEST AIRBUS A380 Landing Ever (No Smoke!) is the BEST A380 Landing I’ve Ever Seen (4K)
This might be the smoothest Airbus A380 landing I have ever seen. Would be nice to know if the pᴀssengers even felt any kind of impact while…
Why The Avro 730 failed: Britain Needed A Mach 3 “SR-71 Spy Aircraft”
It was ahead of its time and could have changed history. Before the SR-71 Blackbird, there was Britain’s Avro 730 spy plane. But the Avro 730 program…
The Sikorsky R4 “Egg beater,” transport helicopters have improved greatly in the last 80 years
It seems that transport helicopters have progressed greatly in the past 80 years since the days of the Sikorsky R4 “Egg Beater,” which took to the sies…
Together, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden will run a 250-strong fighter jet fleet in a historic first
The air forces of four Nordic countries have established a unified Nordic air defense alliance to counter Russian threats better. Under the new agreement, Denmark, Finland, Norway,…
With its full engine power, the 70-year-old US B-52 aircraft takes off with almost vertical climb
RrrrI remember when I was a kid watching B-52s make ɩow-pᴀss runs over the White Mountains in Arizona. As a kid it shook me to my core…