The first of McDonnell Dauglas’s (Boeing from 1997) Hornet upgrade concepts to reach fruition is the F/A-18E Super Hornet. The first F/A-18E made its maiden flight in November 1995 and the first aircraft was...
Reaching for the skies, these third-generation fighters were ahead of the Game in design. But it’s speed that counts and Military planes have always been the fastest. Generations of jet fighters are hard to differentiate. From...
Who has the bigger stick is a good analogy for which fighter aircraft wins over its comPetition. Bigger and faster surely wins the day. However, this historically doesn’t always ring true in Military warfare. Take for example...
Chinese aerospace firm Space Transportation said it’s developing a combination aircraft and winged гoсket that will eventually be used for space tourism. The aircraft will also be used as a supersonic Business jet that can link...
The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. Northrop...
Following on from the F-4E Phantom II heavyweight fighter of the third generation, its successor the F-14A Tomcat was the first fourth generation fighter jet to enter service anywhere in the world and joined the U.S. Navy in 1974. Iranian...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The 7,800-ton submarine, which...
An interview with outgoing Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord shed light on the state of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and ongoing issues with mission capable rates for the aircraft. F-35 Fifth Generation Single Engine...
Key point: Washington has completed tests of a drone submarine that is capable of making long trips by itself. This is an important step towards warships that can fight on their own. At a Military parade celebrating its 70th anniversary,...
In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the brother of Zeus, the sky god and chief deity of ancient Greece, and of Hades, the god of the underworld. When the three brothers deposed their father, the kingdom of the sea fell to Poseidon. Thus,...
Drone, fighter jet, and helicopter, all in one – this is the future of American VTOL helicopters. At a time when world powers must be even more powerful, no Military asset can afford to not be useful in virtually every mission. As...
AS332 C1e Super Puma is a new-generation, twin-engine helicopter in the Super Puma range. Designed and developed by Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters), the aircraft supports multiple mission needs. The helicopter is intended...
The B-2 Spirit is a low-observable, strategic, long-range, heavy bomber capable of penetrating sophisticated and dense air-defense shields. It is capable of all-altitude attack missions up to 50,000ft, with a range of more than...
The Merkava tank was designed in the 1970s following the failure to purchase Chieftain tanks from the United Kingdom. The Merkava was designed in the 1970s following the failure to purchase Chieftain tanks from the United Kingdom....
Much is made today about efforts to develop hypersonic weapons, and the worrisome fact that the United States is “lagging” behind the efforts of China and Russia. While it is true that there have been some setbacks, the truth...
Will the B-21 Raider Be Heading to Australia? with the introduction of long-range missiles, and multirole combat aircraft, only three nations now maintain fleets of bombers. The United States, Russia, and China are currently the only...
This might be the smoothest Airbus A380 landing I have ever seen. Would be nice to know if the passengers even felt any kind of impact while touching down on runway 07L at Franfkurt. In addition I also filmed an Emirates Airbus...
Along with the US-origin F-4, F-5, and F-14 fighters, 24 Mirage F1s are still the backbone of the Iranian Air Force. In the payroll of the Iranian Air Force, there are nearly 200 fighters of all kinds originating from the US and...
The U.S. Navy has invested billions in the Littoral Combat Ship. But with unsolved problems and a murky mission set, will this close to shore surface combatant remain a key part of the Navy’s strategy? The USS Freedom — the...
There are a few 155s that are good. Each country uses 1 according to its needs. To say the German is the best is as bad as to say that the Leopard is the best tank ever. Which is not. When it comes to guns, performance is important,...
In 1991, Boeing–Sikorsky won a contract, and the rest is helicopter history. The U.S. has long led the world in stealth technologies, and for a time, it looked as though America’s love for all things low-observable would extend...
