On Jan 11, 2018, Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech forum in Orlando. This ‘Son of Blackbird’ could become a high-speed strike and reconnaissance aircraft in the warfare of the future, travelling …
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The Navy said on Tuesday that it is conducting a review to examine whether sailors aboard the USS Wasp violated Defense Department policy by sporting unofficial uniform patches with the phrase “Make Aircrew Great Again” during a Memorial Day visit by President Donald Trump. The red, circular patch featured a …
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The U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter won’t be jointly developed with the USAF. The next Next Generation aircraft will be designed exclusively for naval service and without cooperation. The unnamed fighter, tentatively named F/A-XX, will replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter on the decks of navy carriers sometime in the …
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The US Navy is planning to Run First Sea Trials of electromagnetic railgun aboard a warship, according to new documents detailing the service’s testing and training plans. After more than a decade of research and development and upwards of $500 million in funding, the Navy finally plans on testing its …
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A Ukraine Army Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade crashed under unknown circumstances and burst into flames near Sestriatyn village, Radyvyliv district, Rivne region All four occupants died in the crash. After the landing, the helicopter caught fire. At 01:00 a.m. Kyiv time on May 30, …
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Two general aviation Vans RV-4 aircraft collided in mid-air near Haller Airpark (7FL4). The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash happened at the Haller Airpark in Green Cove Springs at around 11:36 a.m. One aircraft, an experimental amateur-built Van’s RV-4, built by John G. Dougherty, came down in a wooded …
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In a recent interview Actor Jon Hamm reveals the details about that Top Gun: “Maverick”. Speaking to the actor at the world premiere for Amazon’s Good Omens, Collider’s Steve Weintraub got some details from Hamm on the upcoming sequel. While the actor couldn’t divulge much about his character, he did …
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A Defective fuel tube caused the first crash of an F-35 Stealth Fighter jet Crash in September of last year “An investigation determined a manufacturing defect caused an engine fuel tube to rupture during flight, resulting in a loss of power to the engine,” the Government Accountability Office said in …
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According to New Delhi Television Limited Indian Air Force is planning to equip its frontline Sukhoi-30 fighters jet with Israeli Derby air-to-air missiles after the Russian-made R-77 missiles were found wanting in air combat operations over the Line of Control on February 27 this year. Retaliating to the IAF strike …
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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump made a visit to the USS Wasp docked at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. Aboard the USS Wasp, Trump gave a Memorial Day speech to hundreds of members of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. LIVE remarks from @POTUS Donald J. Trump …
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