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UK’s Royal Navy Keeps an Eye on “Dark” Vessels with Satellite-Based Surveillance
30 Jun 2021, 08:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Maritime security is not just about having the toughest aircraft carriers, but also about having top-notch intelligence, and satellites can help with that.
Combat King Tanker Refueling Helicopters Looks Like It's Towing Them
30 Jun 2021, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This photo released by the U.S. Air Force shows a HC-130J Combat King II tanker on a refueling mission with an HH-60G Pave Hawk and HH-60W Jolly Green II
Prince William Uses Plasma Cutting Machine to Kick Off Build of the HMS Belfast
29 Jun 2021, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BAE Systems begins building the third Type 26 ship, the HMS Belfast, with Prince William on site to kick off the build process
More CH-53K King Stallions Coming the USMC’s Way, and They’re Cheaper
29 Jun 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sikorsky announced it will deliver an additional nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to the U.S. Marine corps at a cheaper price
Feast Your Eyes on the Latest Russian Warships and the Silent Threat Submarine
28 Jun 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / At a recent Exhibition for the foreign market, Russia showcased its latest naval equipment, including frigates, corvettes, patrol ships and a submarine.
This Is How the Remote-Controlled Drone Wars of the Future Might Look Like
28 Jun 2021, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Estonian Defense Forces conduct a training exercise using a THeMIS UGV with tethered drone to conduct artillery strike on mock enemy position
Decommissioned B-1B Lancer to Look Great Next to SR-71 Blackbird, P-51 Mustang
28 Jun 2021, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-1B Lancer with the Dyess Air Force Base in Texas is to become a museum piece at the Barksdale Air Force Base location in Louisiana
Bell V-280 Valor Gets Ready for Army With Subsystems and Weapons Design Phase
28 Jun 2021, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell says it is moving ahead with the creation of the V-280 Valor by moving from flight test stage to subsystems and weapons design
U.S. Army’s Rugged Mack Defense Tactical Trucks Get a Dedicated Production Line
28 Jun 2021, 08:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Mack Defense is delivering 99 tactical trucks to the U.S. Army and it just switched to a dedicated production line for this massive, powerful heavy dump truck.
F-15E Strike Eagles Imprint Their Predator Forms on the Blue American Sky
27 Jun 2021, 05:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This shot of two F-15E Strike Eagles as seen from the ground was shot earlier this month in Clayton, North Carolina, during a Flags for Heroes flyover
The Pentagon Report on UFO Sightings Is Here but Doesn’t Offer Any Answers
26 Jun 2021, 04:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Office of the Director of National Intelligence releases 9-page report into 144 UAP sightings by U.S. Navy personnel, explains only one of them
HMS Protector Gets Further North Than Any Navy Ship, Breaking Historical Record
25 Jun 2021, 16:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / No other Royal Navy ship has gotten as close to the North Pole as HMS Protector, which can be surpassed only by submarines.
USAF Flies Over Normandy Once More, This Time With F-15s and Stratotankers
25 Jun 2021, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S Air Force performed this year's flyover over the beaches of Normandy using, among others, F-15s and Stratotankers
Pack of Winged A-10 Warthogs Spotted in Alaska Against Stunning Background
24 Jun 2021, 13:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Several A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft with the 25th Fighter Squadron are shown on the runway of the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska
Rare Photo Shows RC-135 Rivet Joint Reconnaissance Aircraft While Refuelling
24 Jun 2021, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft pictured while refuelling during a support mission for the American operations in Afghanistan
F-35A Lightning ll on Weapons-Bay Pass Looks Like a Monster Ready to Strike
23 Jun 2021, 13:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-35A Lightning ll deployed with a USAF demonstration team performs a weapons-bay pass during a rehearsal for the Deke Slayton Airfest
USAF’s First Electric Ultra-Short Takeoff Plane Blows eVTOLs Out of the Water
23 Jun 2021, 12:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Forget about eVTOLs, the U.S. Air Force's future eSTOL boasts incredible power, range and payload capability, at only half the operating cost.
DARPA Tests Hypersonic Rocket, Comes With On-Demand Thrust Termination
23 Jun 2021, 11:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA and Aerojet Rocketdyne conducted in May a full-scale static test firing of a unique second stage propulsion system of a hypersonic rocket
Israel Is Shooting Down Drones With High-Power Airborne Laser Weapons
22 Jun 2021, 14:57 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Israel is testing a new high-power laser weapon that can intercept and destroy unmanned aerial vehicles with 100 percent precision.
Hebe Is the Royal Navy’s Latest High-Tech Autonomous Boat That Hunts Down Mines
22 Jun 2021, 07:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hebe is the most advanced of the three new autonomous minehunting vessels that were recently added to the Royal Navy fleet