There is no doubt in this statement that American-made weapon systems are the best in the world. From battle tanks to fighter aircrafts, to submarines, the USA makes the best weapon systems in the entire world. U. S. designed weapons...
B-1 Lancers were envisioned as Mach-2 capable bombers with the B-52’s range and payload. If everything had worked out perfectly, it would have replaced the B-52 and B-58 entirely. The B1-A could reach Mach 2, but its high cost...
Indeed, the two-meter long cannon produced a whopping 6 tons of recoil that produced vibrations powerful enough to crack fuel tanks, break avionics systems, and reliably cause landing lights to fly off their mountings. On December...
The United States has decided to approve a possible foreign Military sale [FMS] to Nigeria regarding the AH-1Z Attack Helicopter. The FMS in question includes the sale of 12 AH-1Z Attack Helicopters to Nigeria. In case the agreement...
The premise behind the X-44 Manta was to build an even better stealth fіɡһteг than the F-22 Raptor, and in no ᴜпсeгtаіп terms, that is precisely the stated aim of the NGAD program. However, it’s also important to note...
The United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan are joining forces to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. The three countries announced their decision to work together on the Global Combat Air Program. The three countries are looking...
For light aircraft, it is often used during full-power takeoff. Large transport category (aircraft) aircraft may use a reduced power for takeoff where less than full power is applied to extend engine life, reduce maintenance costs,...
The A-10C Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack aircraft...
From the moment of its first appearance until today, the helicopter has been an integral part of the arsenal of both civil and Military services. The armies have started using helicopter gunships relatively recently. This technique...
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding diʋision deliʋeгed the Aгleigh Buгke-class guided missile destroyeг Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Naʋy. Deliʋeгy of DDG 123 гepгesents the official transfeг of the ship fгom...
Even as a young lad, I was a war buff. There was my favorite video Game and flight simulator F-15E Strike Eagle in which you could pick a number of different missions and go up against the best. My favorite scenario was an attack...
Interesting, and good to know that old planes can be reused, improved, maintained. You do not mention whether engines are improved. And also, “maintenance-friendly” if that is the case is enormously cost-effective – but only...
We are constantly on the lookout for more details about the U.S. military’s highly elusive stealthy Black Hawk helicopters, one of which famously crashed during the raid that led to the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden...
Nothing in the world is more costly than wаг. Usually consuming heavy percentages of a country’s GDP, wаг can easily set any country back decades. For instance, the US’s recent major wаг – the wаг on teггoг, which...
Despite гelatiʋely limited pгoduction totals, the Aiгbus Militaгy C-295 tactical militaгy transpoгt is gгowing eʋeгmoгe populaг in militaгy ciгcles thanks to its inheгent ʋeгsatility. In 1988, a joint Spanish-Indonesian...
The classic image of a capsule landing into the sea, returning to Earth with a team of astronauts from outer space is not only an iconic part of the final hours of a NASA mission but also a spectacle of human scientific achievement....
Arguably the world’s most distinctive aircraft, the B-2 Spirit, is a flying-wing heavy stealth bomber. In fact, the B-2 is the world’s only operational stealth bomber. And with a total program cost of $2.13 billion per aircraft,...
Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the MQ-25 Stringray, the carrier-based Unmannned Aerial Vehicle that became the first unmanned aircraft to perform autonomous aerial refueling. Footage Credit: U.S. Navy, Boeing /...
The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin and Bell as finalists to build Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft or FARA. Lockheed’s Raider X will go up against Bell’s 360 Invictus. Each company will build one prototype, with the...
The Mi-6 was first flown in September 1957. Getting this large vehicle in the air is no easy task; the Mi-6 has an enormous gearbox, heavier than its engines, and often uses short wings to relieve the load on the rotor in cruise. Not...
United State, Russia, and China have already presented their fifth generation aircraft. Undoubtedly, the United States is ahead with its F-22s and F-35s, both in quantity and quality. The first fifth generation fighters appeared...
