Here is an Amazing Shot was taken by aviation photographer Mr. Liyu Wu at LIMA 2019 airshow in Malaysia This Incredible Photo features three Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft and three Pilatus PC-7s of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in the same camera frame at the same time during an …
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The Lockheed Martin SR-72 is a conceptualized hypersonic UAV intended for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance proposed by American company Lockheed Martin to succeed the retired Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. In June 2017, Lockheed Martin announced that the SR-72 would be in development by the early 2020s and is to top Mach …
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Christopher Lohff (@lohffingfoto) aviation photographer caught a photo of a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet two-seat variant transiting through the Star Wars canyon, during what appears to be filming of in-cockpit sequences for the upcoming “Top Gun: Maverick” movie. The photo, posted on Instagram shows the pilot/front-seater wearing the same …
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The cost of buying, equipping, and preparing to operate the two Boeing 747s that will become the next Air Force One presidential transport aircraft is now pegged at $5.3 billion, nearly one-third more than the figure routinely touted by the White House, according to Air Force officials and Pentagon budget …
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India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas made its debut at Langkawi and only its second international performance. Two examples from the No 45 Squadron, Flying Daggers were brought to LIMA Langkawi as a contender for Malaysian Light Fighter jet procurement India’s indigenous supersonic fighter jet Tejas for the first time …
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The U.S. Marine Corps released video of modern ship-launchable and ship-recoverable 8×8 wheeled combat vehicles, known as Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or ACV, will replace 40-year-old existing vehicles as the primary ship to shore ride for Marines. The new vehicles, designed and built by BAE …
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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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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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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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The United States has stepped up its freedom of navigation operations in the disputed South China Sea as it challenges Beijing’s efforts to strengthen its maritime claims in the region. American officials have signalled Washington will boost measures to counter China’s expansion in the area and include allies in future …
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