On Feb. 28, 2018, a launch crew comprising of 35 women took over the job of launching aircraft from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The 35 women made history by launching 35 aircraft on the last day of February in the Persian Gulf. This was the …
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Why the Golden Raptor? Why are F22 canopies coated with a thin layer of Indium Tin Oxide? In order to reduce the radar cross-section (RCS) of the aircraft, the F22 canopies are coated with a thin layer of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), which gives it a golden tint. The F22 …
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First-Ever Enlisted Female Pilot by Air Force. She Will Fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Tech Sgt. Courtney is made First-Ever Enlisted Female Pilot by Air Force. She Will Fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone She completed her Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Training on Aug. 4, 2017, at Joint …
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F-35 could detect, track and possibly shoot down ballistic missiles by 2025 Head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, told the Senate appropriations subcommittee on defense that he expects the F-35 to be capable of detecting, tracking and, possibly, even shooting down ballistic missiles by 2025. …
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on May 25, 1982, RAF Phantom was scrambled to perform training missions in the low flying areas. After XV422 scrambled it started a hard turn through 180° to avoid Dutch Airspace and then the crew quickly ran through what they had done hundreds of times before the unusual thing was RAF Phantom was scrambled …
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Pentagon used its new destructive JASSM missile in Syria Airstrikes The Pentagon’s used its New Strike JASSM Missile First Combat first time in combat. The missile was used in the Allied Airstrike launched by the U.S Germany and Britain on Syria’s chemical weapons facilities The missile is a shorter-range version …
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America’s F-35s, F-15s, and F/A-18s Will Soon Have a New Bomb to Drop The new glide bomb, which incorporates a tri-modal seeker, will now have to complete government “confidence testing” before it enters into its operational test phase before being fielded onboard the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle and the Boeing …
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Super-lethal Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to be onboard F-35 soon Whereas many are sulking over the burial of FGFA project of Russia with India, its direct rival F-35 is in the news for all the good reasons – even more tempting now as to why it should have opted over …
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