Navy Builds Ship For F-35, Ship Needs Months Of Upgrades To Handle F-35

The Navy’s USS America, the first of her class, was, leaving out the multi-purpose well deck traditionally found on ‘Gator Navy’ flattops. Now, just months after her commissioning, she already needs 40 weeks of upgrades just to handle the very aircraft she was designed for. The Yes, it has huge...

Apr 4, 2026

This Drone Footage Of The USS Ranger On The Way To Its Death Is Haunting

After failed attempts to save the, the storied Forestal Class carrier, the same one from the opening shots of Top Gun, is on its way around to Brownsville, Texas where it will be recycled. During a stop off of Balboa, CA, someone with a hobby drone shot this incredible footage....

Apr 4, 2026

This Shot Of A C-5 Galaxy Regurgitating A CH-53E Super Stallion Is Crazy

This crazy image, showing one of two Super Stallions being unloaded from the cavernous cargo hold of a USAF C-5 Galaxy gives you an idea of the huge proportions of both of the aircraft involved. Taken at RAAF Darwin, the C-5's arrival marks the first part of a new USMC...

Apr 4, 2026

Russia Is Trying To Sell Surface To Air Missile Systems To Iran, Again

In what seems like a never-ending quest to find any chance it can get to stick a wrench in the spokes of Western interests, Russia has offered to sell Iran S-300 missile systems. Yes, again. The original sale was revoked in 2010 due to international sanctions put on Iran in...

Apr 4, 2026

One Of America's Biggest Military Choppers Just Landed On A Random Beach

A US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter just landed on a random beach near San Diego, according to the . The 3rd Marine Air Wing operating out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar said that the massive chopper went in for an emergency landing after a “low oil pressure” warning...

Apr 4, 2026

​Erik Buell Racing Is Dead

Erik Buell Racing is ceasing operations and filing for protection from its creditors, putting 126 employees out of work and killing the re-reborn dream of its namesake. According to the , the company filed for bankruptcy today (Chapter 128 for you finance nerds), and has shut its doors. "The turn...

Apr 4, 2026

Watch These MiGs Operate From A Grass Field Like It's No Big Deal

You have probably seen videos of fighter jets operating from long stretches of highway before, but check out these MiG-21 Fishbeds launching and recovering from a grass field! The video above was shot at Kenyari Airfield in 1992, and by airfield, they really mean field. The fact is that most...

Apr 4, 2026

Watch SpaceX's Falcon 9 Explode In High-Def During Latest Landing

SpaceX has tried to land its CRS-6 first stage rocket on a barge in the middle of the ocean three times. And each time it's failed. But damn if it doesn't make for some spectacular video. , Elon Musk said that Falcon landed fine, but because of excess velocity, it...

Apr 4, 2026

Russia Straps A Jet Engine To A Tractor To Clean Carrier Decks

Foreign Object Debris (or FOD) is a huge problem on aircraft carriers. A metallic button from a shirt or a single nut could destroy a million dollar engine and endanger the lives of an aircrew. America's solution? FOD walks and sweeper carts. Russia’s solution? Taking an old MiG-15's jet engine,...

Apr 4, 2026

Gyrocopter Exposes Weaknesses In D.C.'s Elaborate Air Defense System

A 61 year old mailman from Floridayesterday. He came in low over northeast D.C. around 1:20pm and then turned by the Washington Monument and flew right up the Mall. , the aircraft was never detected, which is not a good thing. The mailman's aerial protest mission ended up being relatively...

Apr 4, 2026

Indonesian F-16 Catches Fire And Burns On The Runway

An Indonesian F-16C caught fire right before takeoff this morning at an airbase near Jakarta. The pilot escaped as the jet was consumed by flames. He is said to have only sustained superficial burns. As you can see, the F-16 fared much worse. The F-16 said to be involved in...

Apr 4, 2026

Watch Kenny Loggins Enter Danger Zone As Massive Chopper Lands On Beach

An enormous US Marine CH-53 helicopter was on a beach near San Diego yesterday after it encountered an oil problem. The fact that the crew was able to land on the beach is nothing short of amazing, and the video is incredible, but possibly even better was that Kenny Loggins...

Apr 4, 2026

X-47B Demonstrates Unmanned Aerial Refueling For The First Time

The has added yet another huge feat to its long list of incredible accomplishments, which includes operating from an aircraft carrier. This time, it has demonstrated the first step in autonomous aerial refueling, plugging into a aerial refueling basket behind an Originally, the X-47B was not going to be funded...

Apr 4, 2026

Breathtaking Photos Of Fighter Jets Soaring Over Yosemite Park

F-35Cs of VFA-101 "Grim Reapers" traveled from their home at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to Naval Air Station Lemoore in California to show off their new rides for the first time to West Coast strike fighter squadrons. These breathtaking shots, taken over Yosemite National Park, were snapped to...

Apr 4, 2026

I Went Skydiving With An F-16

Yes! This shot is real, and not from inside a cockpit, either. Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 pilot and avid skydiver Joost Luysterburg of is going to tell you exactly how this crazy encounter came to pass: It’s Sunday afternoon. The second day of a great jumping weekend has ended....

Apr 4, 2026