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She thinks E.T. is B.S. A top member of NASA brass is doubling down that Earthlings have yet to observe a UFO of alien origin — her remarks coming amid extra interest in extraterrestrials fueled by bombshell congressional hearings and alien whistleblowers. When Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) director Dr. Laurie Leshin was asked by FOX10 Phoenix last week if she had “seen spacecraft made from outside of this world,” she had an out-of-this-world response. “Absolutely not,” Leshin said with a laugh and head shake. “No.” *** Recent testimony from former Pentagon operative David Grusch claims that the US government is...

Searchers have located the wrecks of five B-24 bombers that crashed into the Adriatic Sea during World War II, three of which are associated with 23 still-missing crew members. The search mission – conducted over a two-week period in August off the coast of Croatia – was a partnership between Project Recover and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. It was the culmination of a lengthy process of researching military records and obtaining needed permits from Croatia, Mark Moline, the mission leader and a cofounder of Project Recover, said in a phone interview Thursday. Along with the B-17, the B-24 Liberator...

Monkey Nation Special - Big Chess Move Coming? Milspec Ops Monkey analyzes military aircraft in and out of Biggs Aaf, Fort Bliss, TX. He has identified an increase in optempo and unusual destination movements of military aircraft in the past couple of days. Also, he sees an increase in military aircraft from D.C. to Guantanamo Bay and finds that curious. Just a reminder: The Commucrats and RINOs have 19 days (plus as many more as it takes) to steal the 2022 midterm elections.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- It's nicknamed the Boneyard. It sits on 2,600 acres of desert land, with more than 3,000 military aircraft on the Air Force’s Davis-Monthan Base. It's more than a retirement home for planes from all four branches of the military, NASA, and the U.S. Forest Service. It's a sort of memorial with multiple uses. Many of the planes are scrapped for parts and some completely refurbished. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is the only place in the country authorized to store military-grade planes. “We’re looked at as a national air power reservoir…How do you make...

Four months after an Indian MiG-27 fighter bomber crashed, and all Indian MiG-27s were grounded, the aircraft have been cleared to fly again. The long delay was caused by fears that all the Russian made engines in these aircraft might have a common problem. This is not a new problem. The MiG-27, and Cold War era Russian warplanes in general, do not age well. India only has about a hundred MiG-27s still operational, and all of them were grounded for over a year (2005-6) when serious problems were discovered with the MiG-27s Russian designed engines. Things have since gotten better,...

Japan is to decide before the end of the year whether to ease military aircraft restrictions. The government will reveal whether it will allow local manufacturers to be involved in international joint development of military aircraft, and permit the export of Japanese military aircraft. For decades Japan has had an export ban on military equipment, with the policy also blocking its companies from being industrial partners in international defence programmes, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The major exception to the rule is Japan's export of missile technology to its major ally, the USA. The office of...

VENUS – An unidentified military airplane contracted to the U.S. military made an emergency landing on C.R. 731 near the Glades County line Wednesday afternoon, according to a Highlands County Sheriff's Office official. Lt. Ken Johnson said that he could not identify the plane or what it was doing, saying it was "of a military nature" and the details were classified, but the plane reported engine problems at approximately 2:30 p.m. while flying between undisclosed locations in the Tampa area toward Miami. No injuries or damages to the plane or any ground structures were reported. A caller, who declined to...

The theme for this weekend is Air Shows and comparing them in the US and Britain. I have picked Biggin Hill Air Show which is an ex RAF Station which is now in private ownership but continues to have an annual Air Show. I last visited the airshow in 2000 but a friend of mine attended this year. The following are extracts from this year's program.

Taiwanese civilian enthusiast maintained site and blog, all public information, but pretty good stuff and interesting links if you are interested in keeping up with the Taiwanese air force. http://blog.taiwanairpower.org/ http://www.taiwanairpower.org/