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Tom Cruise has reportedly put a halt to filming on the hugely anticipated Top Gun sequel, so he can master a new skill - piloting fighter jets. The actor, 56, is insisting on learning to fly jets so he can make the stunts in the new movie as realistic as possible. The Sun report the leading man's plan to perfect his stunts means production could be halted for months. Grand plans: Tom Cruise has reportedly put a halt to filming on the hugely anticipated Top Gun sequel, so he can master a new skill - piloting fighter jets (pictured in the 1986 original movie) Tom, who is reprising his role as Maverick in the follow up to the 1986 movie, is notoriously daring when it comes to performing his own stunts, previously scaling the 2,700ft Burj Khalifa in Dubai for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and performing a HALO (high altitude, low opening) jump out of a plane for Fallout. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Shia LaBeouf packs on the PDA … [Read more...] about Tom Cruise, 56, ‘delays filming of Top Gun sequel so he can learn to fly fighter jets to make stunts as realistic as possible’

BRITAIN's budding new space force could catapult RAF Typhoon fighter jets to the "edge of space" soon to sabotage enemy satellites, senior military sources have said. Specialised training missions will be held for an elite squad of fighter pilots by Space Command, specifically aimed at overthrowing Chinese and Russian military, intelligence and communication satellites during wartime. The specifically selected "Top Gun" pilots will take part in simulated exercises before embarking on training flights, climbing up to 40,00ft on a 20,000ft vertical climb, The Express revealed. During real-life warfare, Typhoon pilots would deploy anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles at 60,000ft before relinquishing to lower heights. The promising plans come just weeks after Former RAF Typhoon pilot, Air Commodore Paul Godfrey OBE, was announced as the head of the UK's new Space Command. The new wing of the Armed Forces, originally announced last November, pledges to "protect and promote … [Read more...] about Britain’s new space force ‘could send RAF fighter jets to edge of space’

DEBRIS thought to be from the doomed MH370 jet has washed up on a South African beach seven years after the plane went missing. The Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, crashed at an unknown location in March, 2014, killing all 239 people on board. A three-ft piece of wreckage came ashore at the start of February near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, it's claimed. The self-styled investigator who found it believe's it's from an aircraft, most likely a Malaysian 777. Wreck hunter Blaine Gibson believes it may be part of a spoiler wing panel used to reduce lift. It's reportedly being held by the South African Civil Aviation Authority with Malaysian authorities notified 10 days ago. JET MYSTERY Mr Gibson, who has been described as an “Indiana Jones crusader”, has spent the last six years researching the mystery crash. He first hit the headlines in February 2016 when he claimed he had found debris from the Malaysian Airlines jet washed up on a … [Read more...] about MH370 mystery as plane debris washes up on South African beach seven years after doomed jet vanished

The Raiders might just be regretting their planned move to Las Vegas when they look so at home in London. Josh Jacobs’ diving touchdown with less than two minutes to play gave the silver and black a win that looked to have slipped through their fingers after a dominant first half. The late drama was fitting of a brilliant, chaotic first day of NFL action at the new Tottenham stadium, and capped one of the best games of American Football this country has seen in its still youthful love affair with the sport. The crowd was raucous - deafening at times - and more partisan than London has been used to. Raiders and Bears jerseys outnumbered those of the other 30 teams - an ever present fixture at the UK games. The roar when Oakland cornerback Gareon Conley picked off Chase Daniel, as the Bears quarterback looked to rescue the game, could have come from any home crowd at any NFL stadium stateside. The ferocious Bears defense came out looking jet lagged and never found their feet in the … [Read more...] about Tottenham treated to NFL thriller as Oakland Raiders edge past Chicago Bears

The work of a Cold War spy who ­masterminded a plot to get the US a Soviet fighter jet was so secretive he had to hide his medals from plain sight. Jim Fees was widely regarded as one of the greatest intelligence officers and lived his life in the shadows like a character from one of John Le Carre’s espionage novels. He joined the CIA in 1957 and worked undercover in Europe, Africa and the Middle East during America’s long tussle with the USSR for influence and supremacy. Now his medals, previously hidden behind a picture at his home, are up for sale. What is your view? Have your say in the comments section One of the spy’s most notable achievements was masterminding the ­covert acquisition of the most advanced Soviet-designed plane of the time – a MiG-23. The plane, supplied by Egypt, was taken to a US air base in Nevada to train pilots how to defeat the Soviets in aerial combat. This was part of 1977’s Constant Peg programme, much of which is still classified. … [Read more...] about Secrets of Cold War spy and CIA mastermind who bagged advanced Soviet MiG-23 jet