At the end of August, the United States Air Force’s 5th bomb wing, consisting of B-52H Stratofortress Heavy bombers, began traveling to Ukraine to conduct mid-air training with the nation’s… Continue reading "USAF 5th Bomb Wing Travels to Ukraine to Train with Ukrainian Fighters"
At 11:03AM local time at the Abdul Kalim Testing Range, India proudly launched its first hypersonic missile successfully. The Hypersonic Test Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), launched from its testing pad and… Continue reading "India Successfully Launches its HSTDV – First Hypersonic Scramjet Powered Missile"
Airbus in tandem with the United States Army is slated to introduce its newest helicopters to the Amry’s fleet in 2021. Airbus announced on 28th August, that its newest UH-72B… Continue reading "US Army to Introduce Newest UH-72B Lakota Helicopters in 2021"
The venerable F/A-18 Hornet has been the mainstay of the United States’ carrier fighter wings for decades now but it seems that the navy has quietly begun development of a… Continue reading "Navy Quietly Begins Development of Manned Next Gen Carrier Fighter"
The Brazillian Navy’s first, new Scorpène-class submarine, the Riachuelo has just completed its first independent surface and propulsion tests. The tests took place near its construction shipyard just off the… Continue reading "Brazil’s New Riachuelo Submarine Completes Independent Surface and Propulsion Tests"
Shortly after noon local time, on 12 August, near Washington DC, a United States Air Force UH-1N “Huey” helicopter took small arms fire from the ground. One crew member was… Continue reading "US Air Force UH-1N Huey Forced to Make Emergency Landing After Being Shot"
The United States Air Force began delivering humanitarian aid to Beirut beginning on 6th August, after the devastating explosion in the Lybian capital. The U.S. Central Command is working closely… Continue reading "Humanitarian Aid Delivered to Beirut by U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs"
In the upcoming third and final phase of DARPA’s AlphaDogfight trials, a human F-16 fighter pilot will face off against the winner of a tiered combat simulation test featuring Artificially… Continue reading "Human F-16 Pilot Faces off against AI Pilots in Upcoming AlphaDogfight Trials"
Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3), Team “Battle Axe” has just returned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Naval Air Station Jacksonville following… Continue reading "CVW-3 Returns from Seven-Month Deployment on USS Eisenhower"
According to the TASS Russian news agency, a trio-of Su-35 (NATO reporting name “Flanker-E”) fighter jets were scrambled after Russian airspace control systems detected an air target over the neutral… Continue reading "Russian Su-35 Fighters Scrambled to Intercept US B-1B Bombers Over the Sea of Okhotsk"