1958 Las Vegas military jet and passenger plane collision sparks the formation of the FAA
United Air Lines Flight 736, a DC-7 passenger plane carrying 47 people, had collided with an Air Force F-100F fighter jet ...
What we know about some of the D.C. midair collision victims
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was ...
Army Black Hawk in DC plane crash had turned off electronic location system: Cruz
The Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C., had a tracking system turned off, ...
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House investigating secret Navy study of potential brain injuries among TOPGUN pilots
A powerful congressional committee is probing a secret Navy program studying potential traumatic brain injuries suffered by ...
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U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for IRST Pods on F/A-18 Super Hornets
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and autonomously or in combination with ...
Ukraine gets French Mirage fighter jets, more F-16s from the Netherlands
Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from ...
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US Navy sailors sculpt F-35C stealth fighter for Japan’s iconic snow festival
The C-model is the Navy’s carrier-capable variant and the fifth-generation fighter. Strike Fighter Squadron 147, the ...
Remains recovered of all 67 victims of deadly midair collision near Washington
As a salvage team continues to work in cold winter conditions to lift debris from the frigid water, key questions into the ...
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U.S. Air Force Expands Work on Sixth-Generation Fighter Engines
The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new ...
115th Fighter Wing brings the boom in evening flights
The Wisconsin Air National Guard moves its training to evenings this week. People in the flight path may hear jets later than usual.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin opposes Trump demands for rare minerals from Kyiv as Izyum strike kills 5
The figure in question, Armen Sarkisyan, from the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, is a known close associate of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, the pro-Russian politician who was ...
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Over 300 fighter planes were defending The Big Three conference in Yalta in 1945 — FSB
"Given that Crimea was still within reach of Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe in the winter of 1945, additional measures were implemented to reinforce air defenses," the statement reads ...