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BBC News Published image copyrightRAF Lakenheath image captionUS pilot Grant Thompson met Ian Simpson to thank him personally for his quick intervention after seeing flames from his jet A plane spotter who alerted an airbase to a jet "malfunction" averted a potential disaster, its pilot said. Ian Simpson called RAF Lakenheath after seeing flames and sparks come out of Maj Grant Thompsons F-15E Strike Eagle on take-off. Photographer Mr Simpson regularly watches jets take off from the United Sta...

July 21, 2021 ELLSWORTH AFB, S.D. — The prepping began over a year ago for Ellsworth Air Force Base to play home base to visiting aircrews during Combat Raider. Fighters from Goldsboro, North Carolina and Sioux Falls, South Dakota launching from Ellsworth with tankers and the familiar B-1B bombers. The large-scale exercise also brings in other fighter, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms to the Powder River Training Complex, the military operations area, or MOA, over the Dakotas, Monta...

Training exercise at Ellsworth AFB brings mission into focus pilots, crews say by   A pilot from the 34th Bomb Squadron boards a B1-B Lancer as part of exercise Combat Raider 21 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 20, 2021. Combat Raider is designed to train personnel on five real world mission objectives, such as counter-air, strategic strikes, strike coordination and reconnaissance, close air support and personnel recovery. (Quentin K. Marx/U.S. Air Force) (Tribune News Service) — ...

By Senior Airman Akeem K. Campbell, 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published July 19, 2021 MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Just over a year ago, an F-15E Strike Eagle attempted to land on this base flight-line. When it started to land, the landing gear underneath the aircraft immediately collapsed, damaging several structural components that housed the landing gear attachments. Though no one was injured or killed, this caused the aircraft to be downed for significa...

Share this article NEW YORK, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  The aircraft fly-by-wire system market is set to grow by USD 2.64 billion, progressing at a CAGR of over 8% during 2021-2025. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Aircraft Fly-by-wire System Market by Application and Geography - Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025 Tec...

Technology by Cameron England Premium Content Subscriber only A world-first, global three race series of electric-powered "flying car" Grand Prix will kick off in a yet-to-be disclosed location later this year, after extensive testing in the South Australian outback. Backed by international heavyweights such as luxury Swiss watch firm IWC Schaffhausen, global logistics firm DHL, and cloud computing outfit Acronis, the Airspeeder EXA Series will involve pilot...

A flying ‘car’ with a Formula One pedigree will soon be taking to the skies, launching an entirely new motorsport, and the global ambitions of an Australian company.

A flying ‘car’ with a Formula One pedigree will soon be taking to the skies, launching an entirely new motorsport, and the global ambitions of an Australian company.

Russia Blasts US for Deploying Nuclear-Capable Bombers for Baltic War Games “Use of [a] US Air Force nuclear-capable B-52H during BALTOPS is another provocation. Such sabre-rattling escalates the situation in Europe and deteriorates the atmosphere before the Russian-US summit. We urge the US to review its approach to European security and stop dangerous activities near the Russian border.” A B-52 in the Baltic Sea region, like the squadrons of advanced multirole combat aircraft NATO flies o...

Success is not defined by gender. It is a culmination of hard work, dedication and in the story of Air Force Capt. Miranda Bray, 494th Fighter Squadron pilot, the seemingly endless number of hours allocated to training in order to be exactly who and what,