Offutt jet flies near Mexico, stirs up buzz on whether it's part of immigration control
A jet from Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing flew a mission around Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, apparently as part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to boost control of immigration.
US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
The US military has significantly increased its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels over the past two weeks, with ...
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Reviving Pneumatic Rivet Hammer with Unique Restoration
This 1918 aircraft rivet hammer, sent by a subscriber from Germany, underwent a fascinating restoration journey. Originally damaged by flooding, the tool was rusty and nonfunctional. The restoration ...
US Spy Plane Buzzes Russia's Black Sea Red Line as Trump Takes Charge
An American intelligence-gathering aircraft has operated off the coast of Crimea for the first time since the outbreak of the ...
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Iran’s Infamous F-313 ‘Stealth Jet’ Makes a Comeback As a Naval Drone
The questionable F-313 Qaher, presented in 2013 as "Iran's first stealth jet", reappears in drone form. On Feb. 1, 2013, Iran ...
Inside the top secret RAF spy plane in shadow war with Putin’s forces
A top secret RAF spy plane shown being threatened with destruction by a Russian fighter jet has been likened to an ...
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Civilian jet breaks sound barrier during historic test flight in U.S.
The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, the company said in a news release. The plane, nicknamed “Baby Boom,” took off from Mojave Air and ...
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British submarine hunters will be flying new patrols amid fresh fears bad actors could cut critical underwater cables
Britain's defense ministry said on Wednesday that the UK will provide P-8 Poseidon and RC-135 Rivet Joint maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft to the Baltic Sentry initiative. The P-8 is a ...
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Directory of Aviation Businesses at VAN NUYS (KVNY)
Clay Lacy Aviation Worlds oldest all jet charter service, Worlwide operations, Aircraft Management, Air Ambulance JetWest JetWest has company-owned, meticulously prepared, business jet aircraft and ...
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Map Shows US Watching North Korea's Moves Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Based on data captured by the aircraft tracking service Flightradar24, Newsweek's map showed that a Kadena-based Rivet Joint aircraft, designed for detecting, identifying, and geolocating ...
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How The US Air Force Fixes Aircraft Fuel Leaks To Keep The Fleet Flying
At a glance, here are some specifications of large aircraft that illustrate the size of these planes and the immense volume of their fuel systems. The RC-135 Rivet Joint, and WC-135 Constant Phoenix ...
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Pure power: The world’s largest aircraft engine manufacturers
While commercial aircraft manufacturing is dominated by two big players, Boeing and Airbus, the engine industry has a similarly small playing field. Four big companies make up 99% of the global aero ...