What It's Like To Fly In The Military's Crazy V-22 Osprey

“Oh yeah, they’re going to have an Osprey,” the NYPD K-9 unit policeman told me when I arrived at the Lower Manhattan Heliport at 4:30 AM. “Those things haven’t been too reliable. A lot of crashes lately. Good luck.” Two hours later, we were lifting off the ground. I had...

Apr 6, 2026

Instead Of Retiring, Marine Vet Starts His Own Harrier Squadron

Instead of retiring, former test pilot and real estate mogul Art Nalls imported, restored, certified and flew the world’s only private Harrier jump jet. Now he’s a man with a mission, adding to his fleet, he wants to preserve the Harrier’s legacy for decades to come. His amazing story is...

Apr 6, 2026

China Warns Navy Jet Over S. China Sea While Bombers Fly By Okinawa

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flying near was warned to turn away by Chinese Navy, which was all captured on video.. Meanwhile, 1,500 miles to the northwest, Chinese H-6K bombers flew through the Miyako Strait, just south of the Japanese island of Okinawa. China’s island building campaign...

Apr 6, 2026

BMW Made A Bagger Concept With The Help Of Roland Sands

In addition to showing off the hot mess that is the at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW tapped its California design studio and Roland Sands to create a bagger using the bones and inline-six of the K 1600 GT. Underneath the molded wood, aluminum and carbon fiber is the 1,649...

Apr 6, 2026

The USAF Thunderbirds Soar Over Manhattan In These Awesome Images

As part of Memorial Day, and to promote the this weekend, the USAF Thunderbirds roared high above New York City in their signature six-ship delta formation. A F-16D also whizzed around to capture these awesome photos. (Aerial shots via USAF Thunderbirds, final shop via AP) Contact the author at ....

Apr 6, 2026

US Sending B-52s To Sweden As Russian Bombers Skirt Swedish Airspace

America is in tit-for-tat military escalations on two fronts: and Russia in the west. On Thursday, Russian bombers flew directly towards the Swedish coastline, abruptly turning away at the last moment. This came as it was announced the US will be flying B-52s to Sweden for a major exercise. The...

Apr 6, 2026

Sikorsky's S-97 "Raider" Pusher Prop Chopper Takes Its first Flight

Sikorsky’s took to the air for the first time Friday. Although the marketability of the S-97, a descendant of the and demonstrators, to the US Army is now in doubt, Sikorsky is betting hugely on the concept for its future. Sikorsky's S-97 Raider spun its rotors and pusher propeller for...

Apr 6, 2026

Was A Saudi Arabian Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Sana'a Yemen?

Various reports began surfacing yesterday evening that a Saudi Arabian fighter jet, said to be an F-16, was shot down bynear Sana’a Yemen. Pictures on Twitter showed what looked like mangled wreckage from such an incident. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has not admitted to losing a jet. So what happened? First...

Apr 6, 2026

This Time Lapse Shows Literally A Boat Load Of MV-22 Osprey Departures

This time lapse shows a full gator navy flattop’s worth of s launching en-masse during an Amphibious Integration Exercise. The Ospreys are embarked aboard the , which is currently forward deployed to Japan and serving the 7th Fleet in the Pacific. Contact the author at . ...

Apr 6, 2026

Air France Jet Gets Fighter Escort To JFK Due To Chemical Weapons Threat

An Air France Airbus A330 that originated out of Paris . This, along with the fact that reports say the jet was non-responsive as controllers attempted to contact it resulted in fighter jets being scrambled to its location. The jet was escorted to JFK where it landed safely and is...

Apr 6, 2026

Russia's Huge "Robot" Firefighting Tank Is Being Put Into Army Service

Russia’s innovative “Special Firefighting Vehicle” is being thrust into operation with the Russian Army. It will supposedly go where no fire truck or human can and will be assigned missions including everything from search and rescue, to putting out fires at weapons depots, to creating fire-lines for forest fire infernos....

Apr 6, 2026

Here's Your Go-To Graphic To Understand The USMC's Aircraft Inventory

If you want to quantify the fleet size and squadron structure of nearly every type of Marine Corps aircraft in service, this graphic is your awesome go-to guide. This in another great composite graphic by that offers a good overview of the makeup of America’s air arms. They recently released...

Apr 6, 2026

Check Out These Sweet Maritime Warfare Shots From Exercise Eager Lion

Eager Lion 2015 was truly a land,and sea exercise, with the maritime component working out of Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba. The exercise culminated last week in a large-scale assault demo that included units from Belgium, France, Jordan, Pakistan and the United States taking down a large ferry in...

Apr 6, 2026

F-35B Passes Shipboard Night Flying Phase During Operational Trials

A half dozen F-35Bs are phase one of shipboard F-35 trials and the first order of business was to test the F-35B and its pilots ability to operate from a Gator Navy flattop in the dark of night. Each pilot had to takeoff and land aboard the Wasp four times...

Apr 6, 2026

UK Based F-15Es Flew A Secret Long-Range Mission Over Africa On Monday

A pair of RAF Lakenheath based USAF F-15E Strike Eagles that were bristling with live bombs and air-to-air missiles, along five KC-135R tankers, flew on a secretive and grueling 12 hour mission over the Southern Mediterranean on Monday, May 25th, Memorial Day. Multiple radio interceptors and plane spotters state that...

Apr 6, 2026