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Finally! Japan to launch its first aircraft-carrier since WWII equipped with F-35 super-fighter jets Tokyo will launch its first aircraft carriers since the end of World War II to accommodate a growing number of stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment adding to the Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF). The guidelines …

Flights at the United Kingdom’s Gatwick Airport, the second busiest in the country, have been grounded for more than 24 hours at least due to Rogue Drones flying in the vicinity. The drone has shut down Gatwick for the past 24 hours as the Army was called in to help …

Russia announces plans to set up its first ever military base in the Caribbean – the country’s largest presence in the region since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 The state-sponsored TASS news agency reported that Russian experts had selected the island of La Orchila, 125 miles northeast of Caracas, …

Top Gun 2 is now deep into production and shooting has moved to the Lake Tahoe area for a somewhat puzzling series of action scenes with Cruise fully outfitted for flight while running around in the snow.  See Details: Tom Cruise Runs In Flight Suit through the snow in Lake Tahoe …

Tom Cruise Runs In Flight Suit through the snow in Lake Tahoe for intense Top Gun 2 scene. The 56-year-old actor was spotted filming for the highly anticipated Top Gun sequel Top Gun: Maverick in Lake Tahoe, Calif. Tom was spotted in full flight gear including a striped helmet for the …

United States is currently working on two Sixth generation Fighter jets program  Boeing F/A-XX Program: F/A-XX is a development and acquisition program for a future sixth-generation air superiority fighter to replace the United States Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet beginning in the late-2020s. This USN program has also been referred to …

America’s Super Submarine Aircraft-Carrier (AN-1) could be held again. The U.S. Navy Could Have Had a Submarine Aircraft Carrier (AN-1) that could launch 8 fighter jets in 8 minutes During the 1950s, the advent of the atomic age forced the U.S. Navy to look at a number of alternate basing …

ATHENA is a transportable, ground-based system that serves as a low-cost test bed for demonstrating technologies required for military use of laser weapon systems. A ruggedized variant of the system would be suitable for military operations.   Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Test High Energy Asset system, also known as ATHENA, is …

U.S. Marine Corps is Strapping light armored vehicles to the Flight Deck. Here’s Why the U.S. Marine Corps is Strapping LAVs to the Flight Deck In September, Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary, or MEU, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp parked LAVs on the flight deck for a ship …

Airbus A400M Atlas successfully completes first beach landing trial The Royal Air Force has announced that Airbus A400M military transport aircraft successfully completed first beach landing trials with the military crew. According to a statement, members of 206 Squadron, supported by LXX Squadron Engineers based at RAF Brize Norton have been practicing …