Poland, which was invaded by both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany at the start of WW II, intends to present German President Frank Walter Steinmeier with its view that Germany should reopen the issue of compensation for Poles when he visits Poland in September, the Sun reported. The German …
Read More »New Modifications Will Makes Navy Next Two Ford Aircraft Carriers “More Lethal”
The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next several new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include integrated “digital shipbuilding” and weapons-oriented adjustments intended to further increase overall aircraft carrier combat effectiveness. The initiatives, according to Navy statements, involve specific aircraft carrier modifications intended to, among other things, improve the …
Read More »That time U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom flew inverted during an intercept mission on a Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber
The blurry photograph in the post shows an F-4 Phantom flying inverted during an intercept/escort mission on a Russian Tu-95 Bear. The image brought to mind one of the most famous scenes in the Top Gun movie. The photograph was shot by Robert M. Sihler, who was so kind to …
Read More »China Threatens Sanctions Over Planned U.S. Sale of F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jets to Taiwan
The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan. See Details: U.S. Approves Sale Of 66 Advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet To Taiwan For $8 Billion China said it would sanction any U.S. firm involved in a planned $8 billion sale …
Read More »Iran-backed Houthis Shot down U.S. MQ-9 REAPER Drone Over Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi movement’s air defenses on Wednesday downed a United States General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper in Dhamar governorate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, the group’s Al-Masirah TV quoted the group’s military spokesman as saying. According to the statement, the UCAV was downed by a ‘domestically-developed’ surface-to-air missile. It added …
Read More »IAF Helicopter carrying flood relief mission Crashes in Uttarkashi After Hitting Electric Wires
Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying relief material to the victims of the severe floods and cloudburst in Uttarkashi crashed. All three occupants died in the crash. The helicopter was going from Mori to Moldi in Uttarkashi district. Three people were onboard the helicopter, they have been identified as Pilot …
Read More »Why Fly 44-year-old MiG-21 Jets When No One Drives Even Cars That Old: Former IAF chief BS Dhanoa
The Indian Air force is still flying 44-year-old MiG-21 fighter jets when no one even drives cars that old, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said today. Questions have been raised about the four-decade-old fighter planes that remain the core of India’s defence fleet since a recent dogfight at the Line …
Read More »E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft Damaged Four Super Hornet While Landing on USS Abraham Lincoln
An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye plane missed its cable while attempting to land on an aircraft carrier earlier this month and damaged four aircraft on the deck in the process, Navy officials confirmed this week. The incident took placed at about 7:40 p.m. Aug. 9 on the Abraham Lincoln as it …
Read More »Russian S-400 Air defense teams go on high alert to repel enemy missile strike in Baltic Fleet drills
According to Tass Air defense troops of Russia’s Baltic Fleet have started drills in the westernmost Kaliningrad Region to repel a missile strike against military and civilian facilities The S-400 combat teams will practice assignments to deploy their systems, search for, classify and track training targets and subsequently perform electronic …
Read More »Agusta A109 helicopter crashed into the sea after reportedly striking powerlines, 3 dead
The helicopter crashed into the sea after reportedly striking powerlines. The sea depth where the helicopter crashed is at 4-5 meters. All three bodies, two of the Russian passengers and of the Greek pilot recovered. Early reports said three people – a Greek pilot and two Russian passengers – were …
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