The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju (“Aunt Ju”) and Iron Annie) is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. Development of the Ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed […]
General Electric, October 29, 2021: The U.S. Air Force has awarded GE a $1.58 billion firm-fixed-price contract to supply F110 engines for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II. This selection makes GE the sole propulsion provider […]
On the heels of the image(s) of the new two-seat Chinese (J-20?) stealth fighter, images are emerging of what has been alleged to be China’s carrier-borne stealth fighter (J-XY/J-35?). Below are the latest Tweets that […]
1:32 Hasegawa Curtis P-40K: The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk […]
Lockheed Martin will add more than 300 new jobs for F-16 production and sustainment to its Greenville, South Carolina site by the end of 2022. The company is actively hiring today, and interested candidates can […]
The Orion spacecraft and mega-powerful Space Launch System are almost ready for their first big test. NASA will launch its Artemis missions using the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, seen together in this […]
October 22, 2021, Kathryn Hambleton, NASA: NASA’s Orion spacecraft is secured atop the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket, and the integrated system is entering the final phase of preparations for an upcoming uncrewed flight […]
Space Adventures had planned a Crew Dragon mission that would fly higher than the ISS and without professional astronauts on board, a concept similar to the Inspiration4 mission in September. Space Adventures: No SpaceX Mission: […]
It comes as no surprise to this writer that the squeaking wheel got the grease, yet again, from a special interest-riddled government whose promise is only as good as the dollars that are thrown at […]
Boeing E-7A Wedgetail: The Boeing 737 AEW&C is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design. It is lighter than the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry and has […]
Space Flight Now: Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center moved the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 moon mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building Tuesday for stacking on top of the Space Launch System. The […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale Sundowners F-4B Phantom II by Andrew Perry Sundowners McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally […]
Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2021 – The U.S. Army through the Consortium Management Group (CMG)/ Consortium for Command, Control, and Communications in Cyberspace (C5), awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] a Project Agreement to continue development […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale model by Michał Wołowczyk Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4: The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s […]
Adding to its various cargo-carrying capabilities, the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) demonstrated its ability to airdrop supplies, a major milestone that will eventually lead to quicker resupply missions for troops in challenging locations or out in […]
Beautiful 1:24 Scale Spitfire Model by Steve Evans The British Supermarine Spitfire was the only Allied fighter aircraft of the Second World War to fight in front line service from the beginnings of the conflict, […]
Click Here to Register for Lucy’s Launch NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of Lucy, the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids, […]
First Sentinel A4 Radar Comes Off the Line & Achieves Major Milestones While Remaining Ahead of Schedule Sentinel A4 Radar: On Oct. 11, 2021, Lockheed Martin announced that the U.S. Army Sentinel A4 Program Office […]
Beautiful Sci-Fi “what-if” Scale Model Viper by Steve Evans Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and […]
On October 12, 2021, Lockheed Martin’ announced that its Defiant X™/FLRAA Achieved 247 knots (284 mph/457 km/h). The Defiant uses a pusher prop with a clutch, a coaxial rotor system, and retractable landing gear to […]
Guy Kieckens’ 1:24 Scale Meng Model Fokker Dr.I Triplane The Fokker Dr.I (Dreidecker, “triplane” in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I […]
Kenny Chan Kin Tong’s 1:48 Scale Hobby Boss F4F-3S Wildcatfish Grumman F4F-3S Wildcatfish: The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the […]
Beautiful 1:48 Scale JASDF Phantom II by Steve Evans JASDF Phantom II: From 1968, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) purchased a total of 140 F-4EJ Phantom IIs without aerial refueling, AGM-12 Bullpup missile system, […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale model by Michał Wołowczyk The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale model by Steve Evans The Yakovlev Yak-28 is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a tactical bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic […]
A quote from an anonymous Blue Origin engineer In an open letter to the whistleblower website The Lioness, a letter that brings into question the safety of 90-year old William Shatner. Are we risking a […]
The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade Hypersonics Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Friday, October 8, 2021: The U.S. Army equipped […]
Lockheed Martin Awarded $3.7 Billion To Modernize Key Missile Defense Mission with the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI): Lockheed Martin, on Oct. 5, 2021, from Huntsville, AL, announced that the U.S. Missile […]
Newest Alabama Facility Includes Advanced Production Tools and Intelligent Factory Solutions for Hypersonic Weapons Production Lockheed Martin Hypersonic: Lockheed Martin, Courtland, Ala., Oct. 4, 2021. Lockheed Martin is breaking barriers in hypersonic technology, adding to its […]
China encroaches Taiwanese airspace: Record-breaking numbers of Chinese military planes probed Taiwan’s protected airspace over this weekend, prompting Taiwanese fighter jets to scramble and reinvigorating fears that China could ultimately use force to take possession of the […]
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. But the Atlantic hurricane season will […]
Hypersonic Scramjet-powered missile flies faster than Mach 5 DARPA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed a free flight test of its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) last week. The missile, built by Raytheon Technologies, was […]
Supersonic and hypersonic aircraft are slowly but surely coming back to the forefront of aviation. NASA is in the last development stages of its supersonic research aircraft, X-59, and Stratolaunch is getting ready to operate […]
Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the first video footage gathered by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean, the company said […]
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