Featured in AirbusBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022ShareLockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)Lockheed and Airbus look to unseat Boeing as the purveyor of new aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force in a new competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareAirbus Just Delivered The Last A380 Super Jumbo Jet (Updated)Iconic and ambitious, the Airbus giant has been a passenger favorite, but a commercial disappointment. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareLockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against BoeingThe Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareAir Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already BuyingThe Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 24, 2021ShareFAA Releases Statement On Airliner’s Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New MexicoThe American Airlines Airbus A320 was buzzed by a mysterious “cylindrical object” at high speed as it traveled from Cincinnati to Phoenix. BYTyler RogowayFeb 24, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2021ShareAirliner Encountered Unidentified Fast-Moving Cylindrical Object Over New MexicoThe event, and the pilot’s reaction to it, are remarkably similar to one that occurred in the same general area a few years ago. BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareAirbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided BombsPhotos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace. BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 9, 2020ShareIran Air Is Selling Off Part Of Its Fleet Of Vintage Western AirlinersA dozen aging Airbus and Boeing types are up for auction, although sanctions against Tehran make any potential deal difficult. BYThomas NewdickSep 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNew Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over SyriaAmerican officials now say the Iranian airliner drifted from the established air route through the area and did not identify itself when prompted. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareU.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated)The Iranian Airbus made abrupt maneuvers, supposedly as a result of the intercept, that left some onboard injured. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareNukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and GrowlersThe plan gives the German Air Force planes it can configure to carry American nuclear bombs and the most capable electronic warfare jet on the planet. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareGermany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For CombatGermany blames Airbus for the helicopters’ low availability, but it is the latest example of the country’s general continuing readiness woes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareCanada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar WallThe aircraft has already been a source of controversy on many occasions over its nearly three decades in Royal Canadian Air Force service. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019ShareAirbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)The impressive-looking plane was part of a clandestine risk-reduction effort that will inform the firm’s future stealthy combat aircraft designs. BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 12, 2019ShareThis German Police EC135 Helicopter Unit Is The “Tetris Challenge” ChampionWhen it comes to laying out everything in detail like an action figure playset, it’s hard to beat taking an entire twin-turbine helicopter apart. BYTyler RogowayOct 12, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2019ShareAmazing Cockpit Video Of Unusual Trident Ballistic Missile Test May Point To New WarheadExperts agree that the video may show a high-speed “depressed trajectory” that would be used by the controversial new W76-2 low-yield warhead. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022ShareLockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)Lockheed and Airbus look to unseat Boeing as the purveyor of new aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force in a new competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareAirbus Just Delivered The Last A380 Super Jumbo Jet (Updated)Iconic and ambitious, the Airbus giant has been a passenger favorite, but a commercial disappointment. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareLockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against BoeingThe Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021ShareAir Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already BuyingThe Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 24, 2021ShareFAA Releases Statement On Airliner’s Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New MexicoThe American Airlines Airbus A320 was buzzed by a mysterious “cylindrical object” at high speed as it traveled from Cincinnati to Phoenix. BYTyler RogowayFeb 24, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2021ShareAirliner Encountered Unidentified Fast-Moving Cylindrical Object Over New MexicoThe event, and the pilot’s reaction to it, are remarkably similar to one that occurred in the same general area a few years ago. BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareAirbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided BombsPhotos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace. BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 9, 2020ShareIran Air Is Selling Off Part Of Its Fleet Of Vintage Western AirlinersA dozen aging Airbus and Boeing types are up for auction, although sanctions against Tehran make any potential deal difficult. BYThomas NewdickSep 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNew Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over SyriaAmerican officials now say the Iranian airliner drifted from the established air route through the area and did not identify itself when prompted. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareU.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated)The Iranian Airbus made abrupt maneuvers, supposedly as a result of the intercept, that left some onboard injured. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareNukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and GrowlersThe plan gives the German Air Force planes it can configure to carry American nuclear bombs and the most capable electronic warfare jet on the planet. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareGermany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For CombatGermany blames Airbus for the helicopters’ low availability, but it is the latest example of the country’s general continuing readiness woes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareCanada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar WallThe aircraft has already been a source of controversy on many occasions over its nearly three decades in Royal Canadian Air Force service. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019ShareAirbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)The impressive-looking plane was part of a clandestine risk-reduction effort that will inform the firm’s future stealthy combat aircraft designs. BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 12, 2019ShareThis German Police EC135 Helicopter Unit Is The “Tetris Challenge” ChampionWhen it comes to laying out everything in detail like an action figure playset, it’s hard to beat taking an entire twin-turbine helicopter apart. BYTyler RogowayOct 12, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2019ShareAmazing Cockpit Video Of Unusual Trident Ballistic Missile Test May Point To New WarheadExperts agree that the video may show a high-speed “depressed trajectory” that would be used by the controversial new W76-2 low-yield warhead. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2019Share
