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| 14.07.2024 | Сверхзвуковой высотный малозаметный фотоаппарат: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird и его родственники | Рекомендации для ЛЛ: не читать, минусовать.
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| 07.04.2024 | Shifting focus to threats from China and Russia starts with people, not tech, US special operations leaders say | Military & Defense Shifting focus to threats from China and Russia starts with people, not tech, US special operations leaders say
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| 27.12.2023 | To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships | Military & Defense To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships
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| 22.12.2023 | The US and its allies are tinkering with AI to help do some of the most complex naval operations | Military & Defense The US and its allies are tinkering with AI to help do some of the most complex naval operations
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| 23.11.2023 | With crises brewing around the world, the US's diplomatic 'special agents' are sharpening old skills and learning some new ones | The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened on May 18, 2022, three months after closing due to Russia's invasion. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images
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The State Department relies on its Diplomatic Security Service to protect diplomats around... |
| 22.11.2023 | With job cuts and drug tests, the Pentagon hopes to prepare its special-ops forces for a new era of warfare | A West Coast member of Naval Special Warfare Command during a water-climb training event in 2014. Naval Special Warfare Group One
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The US military is reorienting to great-power competition after 20 years of counterterrorism.
This ... |
| 11.11.2023 | US commandos showed off their little-known underwater skills in Army Special Operations Command's best combat diver competition | A competitor descends into the water during the US Army Special Operations Command Best Dive Team Competition in Key West on September 26. US Army/K. Kassens
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US Army Special Operations Command held its Best Combat Diver Competiti... |
| 10.11.2023 | The British navy's newest aircraft carrier teamed up with US pilots to launch F-35 jets in 'beast mode' for the first time | A loaded F-35B preparing to launch from HMS Prince of Wales. Royal Navy
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The UK's newest aircraft carrier conducted a series of tests off the east coast of the US in October.
The tests saw several firsts for the carrier, including... |
| 28.09.2023 | As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv's neighbors are loading up on new high-tech military gear | Military & Defense As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv's neighbors are loading up on new high-tech military gear
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2023-09-27T21:57:01Z
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| 26.09.2023 | Australia's new submarines are still 2 decades away from delivery, but the Aussies are already looking out for spies | Australian navy submarine HMAS Waller in Pearl Harbor in June 2008. US Navy/MCS1 Michael R. McCormick
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Australia is working with the US and UK to build nuclear-powered subs and other military technology.
The subs are the highest-p... |
| 23.07.2023 | The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet | Gripens over Sweden in May 2020. Swedish Armed Forces
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Ukraine has repeatedly asked Western countries to give it F-16 fighter jets to take on Russia.
Ukrainian officials are also reportedly interested in getting the Swedish-design... |
| 21.07.2023 | Russia's complex defenses are a brutal test for Ukrainian troops' close-quarters-combat skills | Ukrainian soldiers during trench assault and clearing training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center in June 2017. US Army/Sgt. Anthony Jones
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Ukrainian forces have been battling entrenched Russian troops in eastern and southern U... |
| 10.07.2023 | Turkey isn't getting much use out of its Russian-made missile-defense system, but that's not why Erdogan is keeping it around | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi in September 2021. Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400s got it kicked out of the F-35 program and... |
| 22.06.2023 | Even the US Navy's best submarines couldn't get anywhere near the wreck of the Titanic | The Titan submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions in an undated photo. Reuters
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A search is on for a civilian submersible that went missing while trying to explore the Titanic.
The wreck of the Titanic is under about 12,500 ... |
| 04.05.2023 | The US Air Force has big plans for the next-generation drones that will fight alongside its fighters and bombers | A US Air Force F-22 and F-35A fly with a XQ-58A Valkyrie during a test over Arizona in December 2020. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason
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Over the past 30 years, the US Air Force's fighter fleet has shrunk.
As the serv... |
| 10.04.2023 | The Russian air force's struggles in Ukraine reveal glaring problems in now Moscow trains its pilots | A Russian pilot at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow in August. avel Pavlov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Despite being bigger and more advanced than its enemy, Russia's air force has struggled in Ukraine.
Those diffic... |
| 05.04.2023 | The story behind North Korea's wacky homegrown version of the AK-74 rifle | North Korean troops march during a military parade in Pyongyang in January 2021. KCNA via REUTERS
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North Korea's military uses the Type 88-2 assault rifle, which is based on a clone of the AK-74 series.
In most regards, it's a fai... |
| 23.03.2023 | 18 countries sent sharpshooters to a US military base in Germany to see who has the best sniper team in Europe | Competitors zero their rifles during the 2022 European Best Sniper Competition on August 4. US Army/Spc Christian Carrillo
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European snipers gathered on a US base in Germany in August for an international competition.
The 2022 ver... |
| 21.03.2023 | There are more F-35s flying today than all other stealth aircraft combined | An F-35 takes off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia in April 2016. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman R. Alex Durbin
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The F-35 program has faced longstanding technical delays and budget-busting cost overruns.
But with ove... |
| 01.03.2023 | Russia's struggles in Ukraine are showing US special operators that they'll need to fight without their 'tethers' to win future wars | Ukrainian, Romanian, and US Army Special Forces soldiers conduct close-quarters-battle training in Romania in May 2021. Romanian army/Capt. Roxana Davidovits
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The challenges of waging modern warfare are on vivid display in Russia'... |
| 28.02.2023 | Russia has been able to keep its most effective drone flying over Ukraine thanks to Western-made parts | A Russian Orlan-10 drone in use for reconnaissance operations in Ukraine in March 2022. Russian Defense Ministry via Mil.ru
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Ukraine and Russia have employed an array of drones since Moscow attacked in February 2022.
Russia's Orla... |
| 07.02.2023 | B-52 crews are getting special brain training to help them fly the US Air Force's oldest bomber | A US Air Force B-52 bomber lands at RAF Fairford in February 2022. Royal Air Force
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US Air Force B-52 crews are going through a special brain- and body-conditioning program.
The program is part of an effort to find the best way to... |
| 27.01.2023 | For the 2nd year in a row, Iran is sailing its biggest warship around the world to show off its growing navy | Iranian warship Makran in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Iranian warships left Iran in September on what one official said was a journey around the world.
The ships have sailed across the Pac... |
| 02.12.2022 | An often overlooked Swedish fighter may be the jet Ukraine needs to take on Russia now, experts say | A Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over Gotland Island in the Baltic Sea on May 11, 2022. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet has earned high marks for its capabilities and affordability.
But buyers have o... |
| 02.11.2022 | Rising tensions between 2 of NATO's biggest militaries are driving fears of the first war between alliance members | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Istanbul on March 13. Xinhua via Getty Images
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Greece and Turkey have two of NATO's largest militaries and are in an important corner ... |
| 02.11.2022 | 5 weapons that have allowed Ukrainian troops to turn the tables on Russia's military | An image shared by Ukraine's Defense Ministry thanking the US for providing HIMARS. Ukraine Ministry of Defense
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Since Moscow attacked in February, Ukrainian troops have halted and pushed back Russian forces.
To do that, Ukrainian... |
| 19.10.2022 | Why Russia accused China of copying its stealth fighter design | China's J-20 stealth fighter jet. Reuters
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China is often accused of stealing plans for the US F-22 and F-35 to design its J-20 stealth jet.
Russia has also raised suspicions about China borrowing heavily from one of its own fight... |
| 25.09.2022 | The US military is getting a 2-for-1 replacement for its vaunted Hellfire missile | US soldiers load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile on an AH-64E Apache helicopter in Afghanistan in May 2017. US Army
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On August 30, the US Army approved the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile for full-rate production.
The JAGM builds ... |
| 16.09.2022 | The B-52 was designed in a hotel room over a weekend in 1948, and it may still be flying 100 years later | US Air Force airmen prepare a B-52H Stratofortress for take off at RAF Fairford in October 2019. US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Duncan C. Bevan
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The B-52 first flew in 1952 and with recent upgrades it looks set to be flying into th... |
| 30.08.2022 | A B-2 stealth bomber test-launched a new stealthy cruise missile for the first time | A B-2 over the Pacific Ocean in May 2006. US Air Force
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A B-2 stealth bomber successfully launched a JASSM-ER during a test in December.
The test paired the world's only stealth bomber with a new stealthy long-range cruise missile... |
| 28.01.2022 | Before there were ‘Night Stalkers,’ these daredevil pilots got US special operators to their missions deep behind enemy lines | The door gunner in a UH-1B Huey gunship fires on Vietcong positions during a search-and-destroy mission in the Mekong Delta, January 23, 1968. Bettmann/Getty Images
US commandos fought a covert war in the jungles of Southeast Asia during th... |
| 05.01.2022 | In a tense corner of Europe, SEALs and Green Berets are helping a close ally up its skills with old US gear | A US Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crewman steers a Mark V Special Operations Craft near Key West, April 28, 2009. US Navy/PO1 Kathryn Whittenberger
The US and Greek militaries have continued to strengthen their relationship.
At the ... |
| 13.12.2021 | Sandboxx Raises $8M in Growth Funding | Sandboxx, a Washington, DC — based platform navigating military life, closed an $8M growth funding round.
Backers included Boathouse Capital (lead), PenFed Foundation and others.
Led by Sam Meek, CEO & Co-founder, Sandboxx is a military... |
| 01.12.2021 | The future of the metaverse depends on tech companies avoiding past pitfalls | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
The metaverse is all the rage in tech at the moment. But as companies including Facebook (now Met... |
| 19.11.2021 | How US drone pilots are preparing for a fight against enemies who actually could knock them out of action | An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft over Creech Air Force Base. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Handout via REUTERS
Unmanned aircraft, or drones, have been ubiquitous during the war on terror.
But the US military is no... |
| 12.11.2021 | How B-52 bombers won air-to-air duels with fighter jets during the Vietnam War | A 1957 photo of a US Air Force B-52 jet bomber. AP Photo
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The air war over North Vietnam was intense, and even bombers were involved in the dogfights.
The B-52, already decades old at that point, won not one but two such duels, do... |
| 29.10.2021 | Another member of a secretive Russian military-intelligence unit has been charged in a brazen UK assassination. Here’s how the GRU works. | British police guard a cordoned-off area around the home of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
In September, British police charged third Russian national in the 2018 poisoni... |
| 15.09.2021 | To take on Russia and China, the US Navy is standing up a new unit to do the missions that only SEALs can do | A SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two member prepares to launch a SEAL Delivery Vehicle from Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Philadelphia in the Atlantic Ocean, May 5, 2005. US Navy/Chief Photographer’s Mate Andrew McKaskle
In August, the... |
| 28.08.2021 | US Drone Strike Kills Two ISIS-K Members, Evacuation Deadline Updated, & Uses of the American UAS | Griffin Davis , Tech Times 28 August 2021, 03:08 pm
U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan to counterattack the recent violent Kabul suicide bombings and shootings, killing 13 American soldiers and around 170 Afghans.
(Photo : Photo By USAf/Gett... |
| 12.08.2021 | Taking on Russia and China means US Special Operations Command is rethinking how it fights the propaganda war | US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center students speak to role players during the Psychological Operations Qualification Course, June 16, 2021. US Army/K. Kassens
Information operations can have heightened impact in the modern era of... |
| 28.07.2021 | US SEALs need to go ‘back to the future’ to help warships survive a future fight with Russia, China | A SEAL delivery vehicle team performs a fast-rope exercise from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter onto Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo, January 17, 2005.
US Navy/Journalist 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson
As the US military focuses... |
| 28.07.2021 | Navy SEALs have to go ‘back to the future’ to help US warships survive a future fight with Russia or China | A SEAL delivery-vehicle team performs a fast-rope exercise from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter onto Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo in 2005. US Navy/Journalist 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson
As the US military focuses on great-... |
| 01.07.2021 | Air Force special operators face a ‘particularly hard’ transition after Middle East wars, top general says | A US Air Force Special Operations Forces airman gathers his parachute after a training jump in Romania, May 13, 2021. Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson
Air Force Special Operations Command is has had two decades of success against terrorist groups.... |
| 01.07.2021 | The A-10 is feared for its attacks on the ground, but it can hold its own in a dogfight too | A US Air Force A-10 receives fuel from a US Air Force KC-10 above the US Central Command area of responsibility, January 17, 2020. US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Daniel Snider
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Since the late 1970s, the A-10 has earned a reputation as a ... |
| 28.05.2021 | The Air Force’s newest fighter jet may not be what it needs to win the next war | F-15EXs during an aerial-refueling operation over Northern California. US Air Force/Ethan Wagner
In March, the Air Force accepted the first F-15EX, the first new fourth-generation fighter in 20 years.
The F-15EX is based on a proven design ... |
| 27.05.2021 | The US Navy once tested how to land one of the military's biggest planes aboard an aircraft carrier | A deck launch of a C-130 aboard USS Forrestal on November 21, 1963. US Navy
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The US Navy once tested landing a C-130 on an aircraft carrier for heavy resupply missions.
The tests showed it could be done, but even though it was pos... |
| 20.05.2021 | What the IDF’s past special-ops missions reveal about how Israel takes out Hamas’ rockets and tunnels | Fire and smoke rise from buildings after Israeli strikes in Gaza. Reuters
Fighting between Israel and Hamas has killed hundreds of people in recent days.
Israel has a number of secretive special-operations forces that engage in such fightin... |
| 19.05.2021 | Navy SEALs are refocusing to fight China and Russia. Here’s what current and former members say they’re up against. | Navy SEAL candidates during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in Coronado, California, January 23, 2018. US Navy/PO1 Abe McNatt
Naval Special Warfare Command is making strategic shift from counterterrorism operations to grea... |
| 26.03.2021 | The Pentagon is investigating whether special operators have committed war crimes, and if their commanders have even been checking | US Army Rangers clear a room during a night operation with Afghan forces in Helmand province, August 14, 2012. US Army/Spc Justin Young
The Pentagon is probing US Central Command’s and US Special Operations Command’s handling of potential w... |
| 24.03.2021 | How a Chinese missile turned US military strategy on its head | US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin, guided-missile destroyers USS Sampson and USS Pinkney, and guided-missile frigate USS Rentz in the South China Sea. US Navy
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The US military is shifting its f... |
| 22.03.2021 | A historic exercise shows how Navy SEALs will keep aircraft carriers in a high-end fight | Moroccan Air Force and US Navy jets over USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, March 3, 2021. US Navy/Cmdr. Jared Strout
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group came together for a composite unit training exercise in Februar... |
| 18.03.2021 | Canadian snipers set back-to-back records for longest-range kill during the first major battle in Afghanistan | CH-47 Chinook helicopters take off in the early morning in support of Operation Anaconda, March 4, 2002. US Army
Within weeks of the September 11 attacks, US forces were in Afghanistan fighting Al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts.
By March 2002,... |
| 21.01.2021 | How the Navy’s ‘Hell Week’ reveals who has what it takes to be a SEAL | US Navy SEAL candidates during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in Coronado, California, January 23, 2018. US Navy/PO1 Abe McNatt
For aspiring Navy SEALs, the selection process, known as Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BU... |
| 21.12.2020 | The F-117 was the world's first stealth aircraft, and Lockheed almost built one for the Navy's carriers | An F-117 Nighthawk over Death Valley, California, February 27, 2019. Jerod Harris/Getty Images
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The F-117 first flew in 1981 and fully entered service two years later, but the US Air Force didn't acknowledge the existence of the w... |
| 20.11.2020 | China’s first stealth jet looks an awful lot like the US’s first stealth fighter — here’s how the J-20 and the F-22 stack up | Chinese J-20s, left, and an F-22 Raptor. AP Photo/Kin Cheung, REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
A high-profile part of China’s ongoing military modernisation is the J-20, the country’s first stealth fighter jet.
The J-20, likely based on stolen US des... |
| 11.09.2020 | New Human Pilot Vs. AI Contests In Real And Virtual Worlds To Settle Who Is Top Gun | When an AI trashed a human fighter pilot 5- 0 at the culmination of DARPA’s AlphaDogfight event last month, skeptics were quick to point out that simulated combat is not the same as a real thing. Two new rounds of events, one military and o... |
| 22.08.2020 | A US Air Force F-16 pilot just battled AI in 5 simulated dogfights, and the machine emerged victorious every time | An artificial intelligence program developed by Heron Systems went head-to-head against a seasoned Air Force F-16 pilot in a simulated dogfight Thursday.
Heron's AI achieved a flawless victory with five straight wins. The human pilot never ... |
| 28.04.2017 | Military social network wants you to hire a vet for your next tech opening | Veteran-focused social platform Sandboxx wants to pair its community members with experts who can ease their transition back into the workforce — and hopefully even land them a job.
Global firm Betts Recruiting will join the self-described ... |
| 22.10.2015 | Martin O’Malley, the ‘startup candidate,’ meets area startups | Startups are a good metaphor for Martin O’Malley’s presidential campaign. Or at least, that’s the metaphor the team was going with as the candidate hosted a civic tech pitch event at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center on Wednesday... |
| - | How the world's only stealth fighter jets really stack up | USAF
Over the past 25 years, only four fifth-generation jets have entered service around the world.
Two of them, the F-35 and the F-22, were developed by the US, while China built the J-20 and Russia designed the Su-57.
Here's how the jets ... |
| - | The myths and reality of Russia's famed S-400 air-defense missiles | A Russian S-400 air-defense system on display in Moscow, August 23, 2020. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Russia's S-400 Triumf is widely touted as one of most capable air-defense systems in the world.
The S-400 syst... |
| - | The toughest US Army Special Forces course takes place underwater. Here's why it has to be brutal. | Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course students surface after a 1,000-meter swim in Key West, February 21, 2020. US Army/K. Kassens
There is a very small Army community that goes through the Combat Diver Qualification Course.
Part... |
| - | Ukraine can do more against Russia with extra artillery than with Western-made fighter jets | Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 at a military airbase in Ukraine, November 23, 2016. Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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| - | Russia is trying to fool the world with its new 'hypersonic' Kinzhal missile | A Russian Air Force MiG-31K carries a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile over Moscow during the Victory Day military parade on May 9, 2018. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
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In March, Russia announced the first operational use of its new Kh... |
| - | US Green Berets are looking to troops from NATO's newest member as 'mentors' for harsh winter combat | US Green Berets are looking to troops from NATO's newest member as 'mentors' for harsh winter combat
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| - | As Sweden's and Finland's NATO bids move forward, the alliance is already eyeing their fighter jets | Fighter jets over northern Norway during an exercise with Norwegian, Finnish, French, and German aircraft on June 2. Royal Norwegian Air Force
Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in May, and the alliance is moving quickly to admit them.... |
| - | The Whisky War: Why history's most polite territorial conflict rages on | A wide satellite image of Hans Island, an uninhabited rock in the Arctic subject to a territorial dispute between Canada, left, and Denmark, right. USGS/NASA Landsat data/Orbital Horizon/Gallo Images/Getty Images
In a remote section of the ... |
| - | The US's best stealth jets are pretty easy to spot on radar, but that doesn't make it any easier to stop them | An F-22 and an F-35. Air Force
Stealth fighters are often touted as "invisible on radar" but are actually not invisible at all.
Lower-frequency radar arrays are often capable of spotting stealth fighters in the air.
Because those ... |
| - | Why '5th-generation-minus' is the future of fighter jets | An F-35A takes off at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, September 21, 2021 US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus
For all its struggles, the F-35 has proven its value and is here to stay.
But the F-35 is pricey, and it's not su... |
| - | The 5 strangest planes the US military has tried to fly off of its aircraft carriers | A deck launch of a C-130 aboard USS Forrestal on November 21, 1963. US Navy
Aircraft carriers and their aircraft are a mainstay of the US military's worldwide presence.
Over the past half-century, the US military has tried to stick most of ... |
| - | In a tense corner of Europe, SEALs and Green Berets are helping a close ally up its skills with old US gear | A US Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crewman steers a Mark V Special Operations Craft near Key West, April 28, 2009. US Navy/PO1 Kathryn Whittenberger
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The US and Greek militaries have continued to strengthen their relationsh... |
| - | A string of mishaps shows how tricky it can be to keep the aircraft on aircraft carriers | An F-35C launches from USS Abraham Lincoln in the Philippine Sea, February 22, 2022. US Navy/MCS3 Michael Singley
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Over the past year, three US and British jets have gone overboard off of aircraft carriers.
Two jets had mishaps du... |
| - | Russia says its Su-57 is performing 'brilliantly' in Ukraine, but there's little evidence the stealth jet is actually being used there | A Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet. Associated Press
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Russian officials have claimed that prestige weapons like the Su-57 have performed well in Ukraine.
Despite the hype, it is unlikely that Russia's new stealth jet has... |
| - | 'One shot one kill' NLAW missiles may have killed hundreds of Russian tanks in Ukraine | British soldiers fire a Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon during training in Poland, March 7, 2018. US Army/Spc. Andrew McNeil
Western-developed Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons have had an impact in Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops ha... |
| - | When jets and helicopters go overboard, the US Navy has a special unit that brings them up from the seafloor | Sailors man a phone-and-distance line aboard USS Harry S. Truman during a replenishment-at-sea on June 10, 2022. US Navy/MCS Seaman Charles Blaine
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The US Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving handles aircraft and personnel reco... |
| - | How Colombian drug smugglers almost got their hands on a Soviet submarine | A Coast Guardsman from the cutter Munro introducing himself to the crew a narco sub in the Pacific Ocean, June 18, 2019. US Coast Guard
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a wide array of military hardware hit the black market.
For Colo... |
| - | 3 pieces of gear that give US special operators 'super powers' | An airman with Special Operations Command Europe jumps out of a Black Hawk helicopter 12,000 feet above Stuttgart, Germany, August 17, 2016. Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/US Army
The US military special-operations forces are ... |
| - | How the Glock 19 became the pistol of choice for the world's elite troops | US soldiers fire Glock-19 pistols at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia on October 5, 2017. US Army
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Glock pistols may vary in size, caliber, and shape, but they are all relatively the same gun.
The Glock 19 is among the most well known, ... |
| - | China has big plans for its aircraft carriers, but its flattops are still no match for the US's carrier fleet | Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning during a military drill in the western Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2018. Stringer via Reuters
The launch of China's new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has caused a stir in the US.
The concerns revealed in that ... |
| - | Russia appears to have shot down one of its own jets in Ukraine just a few weeks after it was delivered | An Su-34 at an airfield in Kubinka, Russia, August 29, 2020. Mihail Tokmakov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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A recent video shows Russian forces downing a jet in eastern Ukraine.
An inspection of the wreckage showed that... |
| - | A US Air Force F-16 pilot just battled AI in 5 simulated dogfights, and the machine emerged victorious every time | An AI algorithm and an experienced US Air Force F-16 pilot will battle in a simulated dogfight on Aug. 20. DARPA
An artificial intelligence program developed by Heron Systems went head-to-head against a seasoned Air Force F-16 pilot in a si... |
| - | Why the 'hypersonic missile' Russia says it just used in Ukraine isn't as advanced as it sounds | A Russian Air Force MiG-31K jet carries a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal over Moscow, May 9, 2018. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
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Russia says its Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile has been put to operational use for the first time.
While it... |
| - | Navy SEALs have to go 'back to the future' to help US warships survive a future fight with Russia or China | A SEAL delivery-vehicle team performs a fast-rope exercise from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter onto Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo in 2005. US Navy/Journalist 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson
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As the US military focuse... |
| - | Russia's war is grinding on in eastern Ukraine, and France's Macron wants Europe to prepare for a 'wartime economy' | Smoke rises over Severodonetsk during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops, June 2, 2022. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images
Emmanuel Macron says Europe needs a "wartime economy" to deal with the geopolitical and economic... |
| - | 4 jets inspired by the legendary F-22 that never made it into the air | US Air Force
The F-22's stealth, speed, maneuverability, and situational awareness have earned it a reputation as the world's best air-superiority fighter.
Because of its capabilities, the F-22 has been the basis for a variety of aircraft o... |
| - | How to turn the Navy's fighter jets into killer submarine hunters | Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, April 29, 2021. US Navy/MCS3 Erik Melgar
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The threat submarines pose to US aircraft carriers has increased in recent years.
Fielding new platfor... |
| - | The 5 best fighter jets that the US decided not to buy | US Air Force
US aviation history is littered with highly capable fighter jets that the military didn't buy.
Officials have to balance the cost of the fighter against the number they need for the missions they have in mind.
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