Egyptian Air Force has signed a military agreement to buy 50 MiG-35 warplanes from Russia the US’ National Interest reported on Saturday. The $2 billion deal, the largest in the post-Soviet era, was signed between Cairo and Moscow in April 2015, under which Egypt will receive the warplanes by 2020. …
Read More »Military Escalation in the Middle East as Israel Carries Out Strikes On Syria, Lebanon And Iraq
On August 24, Israeli warplanes bombed what the Israeli military described as ‘Iranian targets’ near the town of Aqraba south of the Syrian capital, Damascus. The Syrian air-defense forces intercepted several hostile missiles. However, the rest of them hit the target. Related Articles: Israeli Air force Jets Strikes Syria To …
Read More »Indian Air Force To Phase Out SEPECAT Jaguar Fleet From 2023 As Engine Upgrade Plans Fail
The Indian Air Force has withdrawn the long-overdue plan of providing new engines to the Jaguar fighter fleet due to time and cost concerns, reports The Hindu. According to the defence sources, the Air Force does not feel the need for immediate replacement of the fleet’s engines. “The design and development [of …
Read More »Scientists Create A Special Polymer Stealthy Glider That Can Self-Destruct When Exposed To Sunlight
Recently, a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a glider using special polymer material that can self-destruct on reaching a certain temperature. The innovation has been developed for the Department of Defense, which aims to deliver electronic sensors and vehicles that leave no trace of …
Read More »X-37B Breaks Another Record: 719 Days of Orbital Spaceflight and Counting
An Air Force X-37B spaceplane just completed its 718th day in orbit, making it the longest mission yet for a secretive military test program. The US military has launched five uncrewed X-37B spaceplanes into orbit over the past decade, and each flight has been longer than its predecessor. OTV-5 blasted …
Read More »UFO Sightings? No its B-2A Death 11 & 12 Night Arrival at RAF Fairford
On Aug. 27, 2019, just before 1AM Local Time, two B-2A Stealth Bombers belonging to the 509th Bomb Wing, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived into RAF Fairford, UK. Flying under the call signs DEATH11 (89-0168 “Spirit of New York”) and 12 (89-0129 “Spirit of Georgia”) the two B-2s …
Read More »Trump suggested using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting America
President Donald Trump has suggested dropping nuclear bombs into hurricanes to stop them from causing damage to the US, the news website Axios reported. Donald Trump has reportedly suggested on more than one occasion that the US military should bomb hurricanes in order to disrupt them before they make landfall. “They …
Read More »Erdoğan Inspected Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet at 2019 MAKS Air Show
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was showcased Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jet at the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in the Moscow region on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin showed off Russia’s latest stealth warplane to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who’s been barred from buying a …
Read More »Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut made a Surprise Appearance at 2019 MAKS Air Show
The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut , also designated S-32 and S-37 during initial development, was an experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. A distinguishing feature of the aircraft was its forward-swept wing that gave the aircraft excellent agility and maneuverability. While serial production of the type never materialized, …
Read More »New reports suggest a nuclear reactor blew up in Russia nuclear missile explosion
Russia’s state environmental monitoring agency has acknowledged the presence of four radioactive substances in Severodvinsk, a city less than 20 miles from the site of a still very mysterious explosion during the test of an unspecified nuclear-powered missile. The new details continue to suggest that a nuclear reactor blew up …
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