The US Air Force said that it needs nearly $5 billion in additional funding to help rebuild two bases damaged by hurricanes and floods. “We desperately need the supplemental funding to recover from the natural disasters that hammered Tyndall and Offutt,” Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said at a speech …
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to “get out” of Venezuela following recent reports of Russian planes arriving in the country. Tensions growing as Russia sends troops to Venezuela on March 24, 2019 The arrival of two Russian air force planes outside Caracas on Saturday believed to be …
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The SB-1 Defiant helicopter, a new rotary-winged aircraft design developed by Sikorsky-Boeing, flew for the first time on Friday, March 21, 2019. The Defiant uses a unique propulsion system, ditching the tail rotor of conventional helicopters and adding a push propeller. The result is an aircraft the manufacturer touts as …
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Almost month after India – Pakistan fighter jets dogfight many questions regarding detail of aerial confrontation still remained Unanswered One of the biggest mystery yet to be answered is the Crash of Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter Crash In J&K’s Budgam Here is a brief Summary of February 2019 IAF …
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A Kazakh military helicopter with 13 people on board crashed during exercises, the Defence Ministry said. The incident occurred when the helicopter was flying from Aktau to Shymkent as part of a group of four military helicopters. The crew of the Mi-8 military helicopter, which crashed on Wednesday in the …
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Philippine Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules cargo plane carrying 122 catches fire during takeoff at Clark Air Base A Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) caught fire while about to take off from Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga Wednesday morning. Maj. Aristides Galang, PAF …
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IAF MIG-21 pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has gone back to his squadron in Srinagar though he is on a four-week sick leave, official sources Following his return, Wg Cdr Abhinandan was sent on sick leave …
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Two Dozen F-22 Raptors stealth fighters from the 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group took part in a close formation taxi with an E-3 Sentry and a C-17 Globemaster III, known as an Elephant Walk, March 26, 2019, during a Polar Force exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Elephant Walk …
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India became the fourth country to successfully use an anti-satellite weapon after it shot down one of its low earth orbit satellites Wednesday – an act Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as the country’s first demonstration of its “space power.” Modi, in an unexpected announcement just weeks before a general …
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The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Boeing’s strategy for competitive advantage was to offer substantially lower manufacturing and life-cycle costs …
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