Slowly cutting flesh from a European rival is a US chop
A third unhappy customer [second European] of the NHIndustries NH90 European helicopters is looming. The joint product of Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo, and Fokker Aerostructures will soon forget about Sweden. Australia…
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The most expensive weapon ever created is the main combat tank K2 Black Panther
The K2 Black Panther tank, which weighs 55 to 61 tons, strengthens the South Korean tank force that currently relies on the K1 and K1A1 tanks and the Russian-made T-80…
Read moreThe top-secret American spacecraft X-37B has landed after spending a record-breaking 908 days in orbit
What did the X-37B perform in orbit for longer than its previous record of two years? The X-37B landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 12 November after…
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The Marine Corps’ big King Stallion chopper is poised for war.
Not only is the King Stallion the United States Marine Corps’ largest helicopter, but it is also the largest, most powerful helicopter under the auspices of the Department of Defense….
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The old C-2 Greyhound is about to be replaced
One of the oldest aircraft employed by the United States Navy on its aircraft carriers will soon be bidding us farewell. The turbopropped, decked C-2A Greyhound, produced by Northrop Grumman…
Read moreWonderful The Fastest Air-Breathing Plane Ever Is The SR-71 Blackbird!
How fast? Test pilot Jiм Easthaм мanaged to push one to Mach 3.56, or just under 2,400 мph, for approxiмately 15 seconds whilst in a diʋe, as noted Ƅy retired…
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By 2027, the US Air Force intends to introduce a new mixed-wing cargo/tanker aircraft
The United States Air Force will soon have a new cargo/tanker plane with a hybrid wing body. The Air Force plans to finish testing a full-size mixed-wing body cargo/tanker aircraft…
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IOC for a new rescue helicopter is announced
Air Combat Command said its new HH-60W Jolly Green II has achieved initial operational capability, a key milestone for the new combat search and rescue helicopter. Lockheed Martin, whose Sikorsky…
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To prepare Kuwaiti pilots for Super Hornet deliveries, Boeing was given a $70 million contract
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $70,704,608 cost-plus-fixed-fee reimbursable contract to provide integrated logistics support for the government…
Read moreThe OH-58 Kiowa, US Legendary Helicopter Contributing to Counter-Drug Missions
In addition to the AH-64 Apache, in fact the US has the legendary Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter. While not as well-known as the AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk, or CH-47…
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