Military Aviation

In what is being condemned worldwide as a ghastly affront to humanity, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has created thousands of heroes but none have captured the collective hope for what was first thought to be a hopeless cause more than the “Ghost of Kyiv.” And the facts that no one has been able to confirm […]

No injuries have been reported in a landing accident involving two Utah National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters on Tuesday. The accident occurred near Utah’s Mineral Basin at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time. According to officials, the aircraft were involved in a routine winter mountain training exercise at the time of the accident. “As they landed, […]

It’s been more than 80 years since European countries directly faced off in armed conflict among themselves. When German troops crossed into Poland in September 1939 (in part, using the same “false-flag” strategy the U.S. has been predicting for Russia in its feared 2022 intervention in Ukraine), the air forces of Allied countries began positioning […]

The Navy says a Russian fighter came within five feet of a P-8 Poseidon long-range patrol aircraft over the Mediterranean last week in one of three “unprofessional” intercepts. As tensions increase over the standoff in Ukraine, military traffic and interaction in the area have naturally increased, and the intercepts occurred as the Russian Navy conducted […]

The Russian air force has flown its new A-100 airborne radar platform, its first upgrade of that capability in decades. The aircraft is built on an Il-76 airframe and features the circular top-mounted radar antenna used by Western early warning aircraft. It’s said to be a major technological leap for airborne command and control capabilities […]

A GA pilot with an engine failure got some help from on high last week. The unidentified pilot lost his engine over Lake Berryessa, about 40 miles west of Sacramento, California, on Feb. 8, and he lost communication to air traffic control. But the distress call caught the attention of a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot […]

Sikorsky and Boeing have selected Honeywell’s new HTS7500 turboshaft engine to power the Defiant X advanced military helicopter. According to Honeywell, the 7,500-SHP engine is 42 percent more powerful and yields an 18 percent reduction in specific fuel consumption compared to the T55-714A. The company says the HTS7500 also offers the lowest total weight compared […]

Flying squadron colors as a form of establishing camaraderie and teamwork is a tradition that goes back to “pursuit” (later called “fighter”) pilots of World War I, the first air war. The legacy picked right back up in World War II, with the added incentive of enabling fighter pilots to instantly identify squadron mates by […]

Leaked video that appears to show the crash of an F-35C on the USS Carl Vinson last month shows the aircraft sinking well below the approach path before as it approaches the carrier in the South China Sea. What appears to be cellphone video of the Pilot’s Landing Aid Television (PLAT) showing the crash sequence […]

The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) announced this week that it scrambled Typhoon jet fighters to intercept four Russian bombers that were approaching British airspace. The Typhoons are from the RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert base at RAF Lossiemouth in northeast Scotland. They intercepted two Tupolev Tu-95 Bear H long-range bombers accompanied by a pair of […]