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C-17 Globemaster Gets an Upside-Down Twin Thanks to Sun and Reflection
12 Nov 2021, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This C-17 Globemaster deployed with the 452nd Air Mobility Wing is seen here on the tarmac of the March Air Reserve Base in California
Russia’s Two Next-Generation Fighter Jets Come Face to Face for the First Time
12 Nov 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The mighty Checkmate and powerful Su-57E aircraft were demonstrated side by side for the first time, in a single static display
Northrop Grumman Inches Closer To Test Hypersonic Weapon Tracking Satellite
11 Nov 2021, 14:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Northrop Grumman has completed a critical design review of the U.S. Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, getting closer to demo its capabilities
F-16 Fighting Falcon Looks Like a Rocket Taking Off Horizontally at Night
11 Nov 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-16 deployed in the Middle East with the 115th Fighter Wing takes off from Truax Field, Wisconsin, in what the USAF calls a night burn
F-22 Raptor Flies So Fast It Gets Two Vapor Tutus Around Its Waist
10 Nov 2021, 10:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This demonstration team F-22 Raptor was snapped as it performed a high-speed pass over the Ellington Airport in Houston.
F-16 Fighting Falcon’s Afterburner Is So Hot It Blurs the Surroundings
9 Nov 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-16 Fighting Falcon flying out of a military base in South Korea is shown here with the afterburner burning hot and the landing gear retracting
First Portable, Multiple-Shot UAV on the Market Nails Aerial Firing Demo in Australia
8 Nov 2021, 15:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Skyborne Technologies' tactical-level aerial fire support UAS Cerberus performed a "first of type" aerial firing demonstration in Australia
F-35 Lightning Soaring in the Sky Looks Like a Blockbuster’s End Scene
8 Nov 2021, 10:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A F-35A Lightning II deployed with the 158th Fighter Wing out of Vermont is seen here taking off for a training run in the same state
Three Rockets Launched in Just One Day, for U.S. Army’s Hypersonic Weapons Program
8 Nov 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hypersonic weapons experiments are carried out "at the speed of light," meaning as fast and effectively as possible, with the help of sounding rockets
USS Carl Vinson Flight Operations Remind Enemies America Can Always Strike From Nearby
7 Nov 2021, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows the nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier conducting its usual business while deployed in an undisclosed location
Gravity Industries Brings Out the Iron Man Suit for Demo of Armed Forces’ Possible Future
6 Nov 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Browning brought his invention to the Army People Conference earlier this week, showed how the soldiers of tomorrow could soar over conflict zones
Watch an AV-8B Harrier Being Cared for by Army of Skilled Marines
6 Nov 2021, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video shows how maintenance is performed on the AV-8B Harrier, the U.S. Marines versions of what is essentially a British plane
C-130 Hercules Aircraft Catches DARPA Gremlins Drone Mid-Air
6 Nov 2021, 05:38 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / DARPA has successfully demonstrated the recovery of a Gremlins drone, retrieving it with a C-130 Hercules aircraft in flight
USAF Airmen Casually Hang On the Tail of MC-130J Commando II, They Call It Scenic Flyover
5 Nov 2021, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A number of American and Swedish airmen seem to have the time of their lives sitting on the edge of a MC-130J Commando II, mid-flight
The Jaeger-C Robotic Vehicle Can Ambush and Destroy Tanks in Full Goliath Mode
5 Nov 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This uncrewed wheeled platform that is capable of watching, harassing and attacking tanks, was inspired by the WWII German Goliath
RAF’s Surveillance Aircraft Gets Cutting-Edge Weapons, for the Most Dangerous Missions
5 Nov 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The British Air Force is getting ready for future surveillance and intelligence missions, by increasing the Shadow fleet and making it more powerful
There Are Now Two AI-Powered BATS in the Sky, More Are Coming
4 Nov 2021, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing says it completed flight tests with two Loyal Wingman drones, plans to build them in Australia and the U.S. as well
The White Swan and the Bear Test Their Strength During a Russian Night
4 Nov 2021, 10:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some of the most powerful strategic bombers ever made, the Tu-160 and the Tu-95MS, look stunning as they take-off in the night
Inverted F-35 Lightning Fires Flares for First Time in Public, Looks Ready for War
4 Nov 2021, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An F-35 Lightning flown by the plane's demonstration team commander made use of flares for the first time in public back in October
Israel Unveiled Sky Dew, the Giant Balloon That Detects Missiles Faster Than Anything
4 Nov 2021, 06:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Israel is taking aerial surveillance to the next level, with a massive aerostat that will boost the anti-missile and anti-drone defense system.