Credits: Western Museum of Flight YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft. Two YF-23 prototypes were built, nicknamed “Black Widow II” and “Gray Ghost”. The YF-23 was stealthier and faster, but less agile than its competitor. After a four-year development and evaluation process, the YF-22 has announced the …
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Credits: Paramount Pictures President Donald Trump on Thursday night, signed an executive order banning business with ByteDance, the parent company of the popular social media app TikTok. In addition, Trump issued an executive order banning financial transactions with WeChat, a Chinese company that is owned by the conglomerate Tencent. Tencent …
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Credits: raf.mod.uk on JULY 16, 2018. Britain’s Defense Minister Gavin Williamson unveiled a model of the country’s proposed new fighter jet named Tempest at the Farnborough Airshow. Royal Air Force (RAF) revealed the 3D model of its ‘Tempest’ future fighter jet on its website. Since Team Tempest was launched in …
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An F-15 Eagle takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan. According to Japanese government officials, a U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet lost a part while flying over Okinawa. A 7-inch, 8-pound part called an “eagle claw” fell from the aircraft at approximately 10:30 a.m. It is unknown where the …
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Credits: Hermeus The Hermeus Corporation aerospace company has announced that it partnered with the U.S. Air Force and the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate to support its work on a hypersonic aircraft powered by an advanced combined-cycle jet engine. The service says that the deal could be a stepping stone …
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Credits: CCTV China has launched a new weapon against natural disasters – a drone that can detect typhoons before they strike land. The Wing Loong-10, China’s domestically developed large, high-altitude drone, successfully conducted its first typhoon detection test flight on Sunday, when Typhoon Sinlaku hit South China’s, Hainan Province. The …
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As we have reported earlier, Iran has released video footage and other details about a major exercise in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz that involved various types of attacks on a mock U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard employed various air, sea, and ground-launched weapons against …
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Credits: Boeing Royal Canadian Air Force is looking to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets with new fighter jets. Four companies are vying for the multibillion-dollar contract for as many as 88 fighters that would replace the RCAF’s 1980s-vintage Hornets, which in Canadian service are designated “CF-18.” Attempts to …
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, the F-35A Demonstration Team pilot (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner) U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, the F-35A Demo Team Pilot for the 2020 and 2021 air demonstration season, flew the first-ever Lightning II demonstration that was broadcast live …
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Credits: IAF The first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets has arrived at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base, Indian officials. Five brand-new Indian Air Force Dassault Rafale fighters recently touched down at Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana, India. Two Indian Su-30 fighters escorted the Rafales as they …
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