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The Lockheed Martin C-130 is US Air Force’s principal tactical cargo and personnel transport aircraft. The C-130J Hercules is the latest model, featuring a glass cockpit, digital avionics and a new propulsion system with a six-bladed propeller. The C-130 has been in continuous production since 1954, and more than 2,500 …

The F-2 is a joint project between Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi, with both American and Japanese manufacturers supplying components. The F-2 was built about 20 years after the F-16’s initial production runs, it has a considerably larger wing area and is roughly the same weight and more maneuverable, Mitsubishi used …

Russian Antonov-26 transport plane crashed in Syria ! 32 Died   Russian Antonov-26 plane Crashed near Russian military’s Hmeimim Air Base in the Syrian province of Latakia resulted in killing of all 32 people aboard including  26 passengers and six crew members , he Russian Defense Ministry said.  According to the ministry, the aircraft …

According to The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reports on March 5. Japan’s Ministry of Defense Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) decided to stop working on the domestically designed fifth-generation fighter The reason to Discontinue work is  staggering costs and anticipated engineering pitfalls Japan’s Ministry of Defense will purportedly not seek funds …

After two F-14 Tomcats from the VF-41 Black Aces shot down two Su-22 Fitters on Aug. 19, 1981, and, above all, after-operation El Dorado Canyon, the air strike launched on Apr. 15 1986 against Libya, Colonel Gaddafi, and its regime went off the U.S. high priority agenda. But in late 1988, …

Have a look at the Video of the Tense Aerial Battle b/w Harriers & Skyhawks during the Falklands War. 10 weeks into the Falklands War two British Harriers find themselves protecting damaged ships. Suddenly, Argentine Skyhawks appear on the horizon and a fight ensues. Have a look at the Video of …

A mortar is an indirect fire device that launches projectiles at ranges from 70 meters to 7,200 meters. The mortar has traditionally been used as a weapon to propel explosive shells called mortar rounds in high-arcing ballistic trajectories. The weapon is typically muzzle-loading with a short, often smooth-bore barrel, generally …

During the last 10 year, Algerian army takes measure to upgrade its artillery. In 2017 Significant changes are made in up-gradation of artillery  in the Algerian army Unlike Morocco or Egypt, the Algerian army has never put artillery in its priorities. Integrated in the brigades, then armored and mechanized divisions, …

The F-35A is the “normal” version: CTOL (Conventional Take-Off and Landing). It has an internal 25 mm gatlingkanon using boom and receptacle -lufttankning as a starting point. This version will be used by the US Air Force, the Canadian, Norwegian and many other air forces, including the Air Force, in …

The U.S. Navy is tapping the power of the Force (of Star Wars fame) to wage war. Its latest weapon is an electromagnetic railgun launcher. It uses a form of electromagnetic energy known as the Lorentz force to hurl a 23-pound projectile at speeds exceeding Mach 7. Engineers already have …