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Run-in of new technology in the US Army (Most Advanced Robots). Rare Video: Run-in of new technology in the US Army (Most Advanced Robots) Over the next few years, the Pentagon is poised to spend almost $1 billion for a range of robots designed to complement combat troops. Beyond scouting and …

Run-in of new technology in the US Army (NANOTECHNOLOGIES). Technology is shaping how wars are fought, borders are protected, crooks are caught, and individual rights are defined. DefenseTech stays on top of these changes, rounding up the day’s news, linking to sources of information, and providing analysis on what’s ahead. Here …

F-16 fighter jets scramble after airline passenger Starts Fight On Flight. Dutch Scramble Two F-16s After A scuffle broke before KLM Airbus A330-200 jet was to land at Schiphol airport. A number of passengers were lightly wounded including two passengers who were given black eyes The Dutch air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets …

According to Defence blog Article Israel to hit Russian S-300 missile systems in Syria Russia has completed the delivery of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to the Syrian military in defiance of Israeli and US concerns. Israel, in turn, said that the arms sale would embolden and escalate the Syrian …

Russian Fighter jets radar locks on a B-52 bomber flying above Syria. The Russian military has released footage of a US B-52 Stratofortress heavy long-range bomber flying above Syria. An Instagram account claiming to be of a Russian pilot of a fighter jet posted a picture purportedly of a US B-52 Stratofortress heavy …

Two military transport aircraft collided at Khartoum airport in Sudan. An Antonov An-32 collided with an Antonov An-26 on runway 18 at Khartoum Airport (KRT), Sudan. Both aircraft were operated by the Sudanese Air Force.   CCTV video footage from the accident shows the An-26 going down runway 18, being caught …

The Day the Music Died: The Plane Crash that Claimed Three Rock Legends. The death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper in an Iowa cornfield became known as “The Day the Music Died” after the 1971 Don McLean song. On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll …

Imagine flying a plane so high that the world looks spherical and the sky is pitch-black. The Mikoyan Mig-31 fighter is the only jet plane in the world to make it possible to fly on the very edge of space. The Mikoyan Mig-31 fighter is the only jet plane in …

First F-35Bs Operate off of HMS Queen Elizabeth. The F-35B Lightning Jets Landing on and Launching From Britain’s Newest Carrier for the First Time Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray and RAF Squadron Leader Andy Edgell were the first pilots to land their F-35 Lightning stealth jets on the flight deck …

Air Niugini Boeing 737 crashed into Pacific with 47 onboard. A Boeing 737-800 operated by Air Niugini came to rest in a lagoon during an attempted landing at Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia. The aircraft landed in the water about 145 meters offshore from the runway 04 thresholds. Six passengers …