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U.S. F-15s Bombed Coalition Headquarters To Prevent It From Being Seized By Syrian Army

U.S. F-15s Bombed Coalition Headquarters To Prevent It From Being Seized By Syrian Army

Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles aircraft supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, carried out an airstrike on Lafarge Cement Factory, to destroy an ammunition cache and prevent it from being seized by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, or TFSA, that along with the Turkish forces continue to move south with the …

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60 Years Ago Today First Aircraft Was Successful Shoot-Down Using Surface-To-Air Missile

60 Years Ago Today First Aircraft Was Successful Shoot-Down Using Surface-To-Air Missile

In 1958, the Central Intelligence Agency started sponsoring a program known as Diamond Lil, in which Chinese Nationalist pilots were trained to fly Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Six Black Cat Squadron Taiwanese pilots were trained on the B-57C at Laughlin AFB, Texas, arriving back in Taiwan, and two …

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U.S. Air Force Developed A “Terminator-Like” Liquid Metal That Can Autonomously Changes Structure

U.S. Air Force Developed A “Terminator-Like” Liquid Metal That Can Autonomously Changes Structure

The Air Force Research Laboratory developed Polymerized Liquid Metal Network rupturing to transform into a highly stretchable design that autonomously increases conductivity with strain. (Courtesy Image/Second Bay Studios.) According to a U.S. Air Force research laboratory report, U.S. Air Force scientists have developed a “Terminator-like” liquid metal that autonomously changes …

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