Draken to acquire 12 Dutch F-16 fighters to train USAF pilots
The Netherlands will sell twelve of its surplus F-16 fighter jets to Draken International, the Defense Secretary of…
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Technical issue forces Kamala Harris plane to turn around
The Boeing C-32, designated as Air Force Two for the transportation of US Vice-President Kamala Harris, was forced…
Contracted Mirage F1 fighter jet crashes near Las Vegas, pilot killed
On May 24, 2021, a Mirage F1C, operated by the private military company Drakken International, crashed near a…
Biden administration doubles down on Trump’s F-35 plans
The Biden administration left the F-35 procurement plans for the financial year 2022 unchanged. Under the administration of Donald…
Chinese rocket debris descend uncontrollably towards Earth
The Long March 5B rocket carried the first of the three elements of the Chinese Space Station (SSC)…
US Navy admits ships were swarmed by unidentified drones
A US Navy’s top officer confirmed a bizarre incident in which Navy vessels were swarmed by dozens of…
SpaceX rocket disintegration lights the sky of Seattle
On the night between March 25 and 26, 2021, the citizens of Seattle and the state of Washington…
Private Mirage F1 “aggressor” crashes on landing at Tyndall AFB
A Mirage F1B operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) crashed at the end of the runway of…
FAA, American Airlines confirm report of Airbus encounter with UFO
Both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) confirmed the Airbus pilot’s report of…
USAF capabilities jeopardized by air refueling problems
Following the induction of the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker on January 10, 2019, multiple voices pointed at the…
Trump adds COMAC to US investment blacklist
On January 14, 2021, the Trump administration imposed an investment ban on the Chinese aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft…
Mirage F1 to begin training USAF pilots in Florida
A unit of Mirage F1 fighter jets owned by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a subsidiary of Textron,…
Hypersonic race in the not-so-Pacific Ocean
Project SCIFiREOn November 30, 2020, Australia and the United States unveiled the bilateral Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research…
Air Force One, the flying White House
From AeroTime Archives | This article was written and originally published on November 16, 2018.If there is one…
Boeing and Airbus to compete again for USAF tanker modernization
The United States Air Force is ready to move forward with the second program aimed at renewing its…
SpaceX prepares for open beta test of Starlink
On October 6, 2020, SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites. According to Elon Musk, as soon…
ATAC’s Mirage F1 fleet to begin adversary training with USAF
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced it received a third contract for adversary air live training, using its fleet…
Doomsday planes hover as Trump tests positive for COVID-19
On the morning of October 2, 2020, the President of the United States Donald Trump announced he tested…