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D-Day 75th Anniversary Will Feature 30 Douglas C-47 Skytrains flyby and Massive Paratrooper Invasion

D-Day 75th Anniversary Will Feature 30 Douglas C-47 Skytrains flyby and Massive Paratrooper Invasion

On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched a massive offensive to invade German-occupied Western Europe and deployed 24,000 paratroopers, who jumped into the warzone to join over 160,000 of their comrades on the ground. Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. …

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Palestinian militant group released video showing drones aerial bombardment on Israeli tank and armored personnel carrier

Palestinian militant group released video showing drones aerial bombardment on Israeli tank and armored personnel carrier

Saraya Al-Quds a Gaza-based Palestinian militant group has released footage showing aerial bombardment by low-end drones on Israeli Merkava IV tank. The video, which was first broadcasted by the Lebanese al-Mayadeen TV in the noon of May 30, shows an armed drone targeting a Merkava IV main battle tank and …

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US Air Force F-35 becomes First fifth-generation fighter jet to draw a sky penis during dogfight

US Air Force F-35 becomes First fifth-generation fighter jet to draw a sky penis during dogfight

Six F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters belonging to the 56th Fighter Wing from Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona, simulating aggressor air training accidentally created contrails that resembled a penis, base officials told Military.com. The F-35 completed yet another milestone on Tuesday by becoming the first fifth-generation aircraft to draw a …

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Boeing unveils its Mach 5+ ‘Son of Blackbird’ conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird

Boeing unveils its Mach 5+ ‘Son of Blackbird’ conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird

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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After developing F-35 together, the U.S. Navy Will Make Its next-generation fighter Without the U.S. Air Force

After developing F-35 together, the U.S. Navy Will Make Its next-generation fighter Without the U.S. Air Force

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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Outranged and Outgunned by PAF AMRAAM missiles, IAF Plans To Arm Its SU-30MKI With I-Derby variant of the Israeli missile

Outranged and Outgunned by PAF AMRAAM missiles, IAF Plans To Arm Its SU-30MKI With I-Derby variant of the Israeli missile

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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Sad Story of SR-71 Blackbird that crashed while attempting to land at Kadena AFB during extreme crosswinds

Sad Story of SR-71 Blackbird that crashed while attempting to land at Kadena AFB during extreme crosswinds

On 20 July 1972, an SR-71A ( 61-7978 ) was Nicknamed the “Rapid Rabbit” piloted by Captain Dennis K. Bush and  Reconnaissance Systems Operator (RSO), Captain James W. Fagg was written off during the rollout phase of its landing. In extreme crosswinds, the pilot landing at Kadena AFB deployed the drag …

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