The Leader of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a “dangerous and daring nighttime raid” by U.S. special operations forces in Syria this weekend. The remains of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been buried at sea, according to two US defense officials. President Trump, …
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On October 2, 2019, Bell Helicopters announced its new Bell 360 Invictus Rotor craft design for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. The aircraft will feature lift-sharing wings to reduce rotor lift demand in forward flight, a fly-by-wire flight control system, supplemental power unit, and …
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Separate attacks in Somalia have targeted a US special forces base in the town of Baledogle and a European military convoy in the capital, Mogadishu. A Somali official confirmed reports of an attack on a U.S. base in the country. Yusuf Abdourahman, a security official with the Lower Shabelle regional …
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U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-6A Black Hawk of the 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment, crashed under unknown circumstances during a MEDEVAC mission. One crew member died, three others were injured. In a Facebook post, JRTC and Fort Polk said that emergency services immediately responded to the scene and that the accident is under investigation. A …
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RCCTO must field a prototype Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon by fiscal year 2023. Collaborating across services, RCCTO must produce a common hypersonic glide body, existing trucks and modified trailers with new launchers, and an existing Army command-and-control system. (Graphic by Army RCCTO) According to a recently published article at Army AL&T …
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In 2017 U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center together start developing Hydrogen fuel cell technology that could bring stealth to Army vehicles. Stealth is one of the most promising benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technology when it comes to military applications. Now according to Defence Blog Scientists …
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United States Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Helmand province – Afghanistan The military helicopter was completely destroyed during a hard landing. A number of occupants were injured. According to Col. David Butler, a spokesman for US Forces Afghanistan, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter “hit the ground hard on the …
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Boeing unveils a new high-speed version of Apache attack helicopter during the Vertical Flight Society’s 75th Annual Forum & Technology Display. The concept, called the Advanced AH-64 Block 2 Compound, is developing to serve as a gap filler in a U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. U.S. aerospace manufacturer …
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The U-2 Dragonlady has been a staple of the United States Air Force for over 50 years and continues to excel in recon missions. Missions in a U-2 can be quite lengthy so a pilot’s appetite may get the better of them after a while. Yet, these pilots can’t take off …
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