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AW101 Merlin vs Porta-Potties: Who Wins?
The Ready Room

AW101 Merlin vs Porta-Potties: Who Wins?

What happens when an AugustaWestland AW101 helicopter inadvertently squares off against a row of port-potties? Simply put, and pardon the vernacular… Shit … Continue reading AW101 Merlin vs Porta-Potties: Who Wins?

Watch the F-22 Raptor Tear Through the Mach Loop
The Ready Room

Watch the F-22 Raptor Tear Through the Mach Loop

The US Air Force’s premier air superiority fighter is back in Europe, and this time, its pilots were given an … Continue reading Watch the F-22 Raptor Tear Through the Mach Loop

Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Prototype Takes to the Skies for the First Time
In the News

Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Prototype Takes to the Skies for the First Time

The Mitsubishi X-2, Japan’s first foray into the world of 5th generation fighter aviation, took to the skies for its … Continue reading Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Prototype Takes to the Skies for the First Time

Watch as Three Airdropped Humvees Plummet to Their Demise
The Ready Room

Watch as Three Airdropped Humvees Plummet to Their Demise

Earlier this week, the US Army’s famed 173rd Airborne Brigade participated in an airdrop at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in … Continue reading Watch as Three Airdropped Humvees Plummet to Their Demise

Congress Just Asked the Air Force to Look Into Restarting F-22 Production
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Congress Just Asked the Air Force to Look Into Restarting F-22 Production

US Congress has requested senior-level members of the US Air Force to explore the possibility of restarting production lines for … Continue reading Congress Just Asked the Air Force to Look Into Restarting F-22 Production

Russian Su-24 Fencers Buzz US Navy Destroyer in the Baltic Sea
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Russian Su-24 Fencers Buzz US Navy Destroyer in the Baltic Sea

US Department of Defense officials have just released a series of videos and a statement on Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers … Continue reading Russian Su-24 Fencers Buzz US Navy Destroyer in the Baltic Sea

Watch the A-10 Do What it was Built to Do
In the News

Watch the A-10 Do What it was Built to Do

  The US Air Force has deployed the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II to Afghanistan and Iraq in the past … Continue reading Watch the A-10 Do What it was Built to Do

In Soviet Russia, Airplane Engine De-Ices You!
The Ready Room

In Soviet Russia, Airplane Engine De-Ices You!

    Though the USSR doesn’t actually exist anymore (and hasn’t for the past 25 years), military hardware from the … Continue reading In Soviet Russia, Airplane Engine De-Ices You!

Check out This Awesome Newly-Released Footage of Russian MiG-29SMTs in Action
The Ready Room

Check out This Awesome Newly-Released Footage of Russian MiG-29SMTs in Action

This fantastic video gives you a brief glimpse of what the view is like from inside the cockpit of a Russian … Continue reading Check out This Awesome Newly-Released Footage of Russian MiG-29SMTs in Action

This is How Soviet Flight Crews Entered the Tu-22
In History

This is How Soviet Flight Crews Entered the Tu-22

The Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder might just have been one of the least pilot-friendly aircraft ever built by the Soviet Union … Continue reading This is How Soviet Flight Crews Entered the Tu-22

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