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60 Years Ago Today First Aircraft Was Successful Shoot-Down Using Surface-To-Air Missile

60 Years Ago Today First Aircraft Was Successful Shoot-Down Using Surface-To-Air Missile

In 1958, the Central Intelligence Agency started sponsoring a program known as Diamond Lil, in which Chinese Nationalist pilots were trained to fly Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Six Black Cat Squadron Taiwanese pilots were trained on the B-57C at Laughlin AFB, Texas, arriving back in Taiwan, and two …

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IAF To Upgrade Its Sukhoi Su-30MKI With Radar Capable Of Detecting F-35 & J-20

India-China Border Brawl: IAF Fighter Jets & Chinese Helicopters In Air In Ladakh

Indian Air-force planing to upgrade its fleet of Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets with more advanced avionics, radars and weapons to further bolster their combat capabilities, with detailed talks currently under way with Russia for the project. New Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria has plans to upgrade the …

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U.S. Air Force Developed A “Terminator-Like” Liquid Metal That Can Autonomously Changes Structure

U.S. Air Force Developed A “Terminator-Like” Liquid Metal That Can Autonomously Changes Structure

The Air Force Research Laboratory developed Polymerized Liquid Metal Network rupturing to transform into a highly stretchable design that autonomously increases conductivity with strain. (Courtesy Image/Second Bay Studios.) According to a U.S. Air Force research laboratory report, U.S. Air Force scientists have developed a “Terminator-like” liquid metal that autonomously changes …

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A Helicopter With Wing: Bell Unveils New 360 Invictus Rotor craft Design 

A Helicopter With Wing: Bell Unveils New 360 Invictus Rotor craft Design 

On October 2, 2019, Bell Helicopters announced its new Bell 360 Invictus Rotor craft design for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. The aircraft will feature lift-sharing wings to reduce rotor lift demand in forward flight, a fly-by-wire flight control system, supplemental power unit, and …

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