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Pentagon officials are mulling over a new initiative that would involve arming F-35 Joint Strike Fighters with ballistic missile interceptors that would be fired like a traditional air-to-air weapon at launching intercontinental ballistic missiles. Over the next six months, the Pentagon intends to determine whether such a strategy is feasible–both technically and financially–but at least […]
A broadcaster from U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Public Affairs captures the Thunderbirds performance during the Mather Airshow at Mather Airport, Sacramento, California, Sept. 23, 2018. The U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron or “Thunderbirds” were created in 1953. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Parsons/Released
This man is a U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) member, talking about the Close Air Support (CAS) assets currently available to our ground forces fighting radical islamists in Southwest Asia. This individual is a qualified Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), which means he is the one who calls in airstrikes and rain […]
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, lands at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 17, 2018. Following the damage from Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10, several Tyndall F-22s have been reassigned to JBER. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caitlin Russell
China’s Navy has undergone a period of rapid expansion in recent years. With more than twenty new vessels launched in the past 24 months, the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) seems intent on first dominating the South China Sea and eventually, making the transition toward a globally capable blue water navy. Nowhere is that push more […]
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Pendzinski, Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team crew chief, inspects the intake of an F-16 after an F-16 Demo Team practice at Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2018. This check ensures optimal performance of the engine and safety of flight. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team, based […]
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashed while attempting to land during an arctic blizzard in Marmansk. The aircraft reportedly broke apart when it hit the runway, killing two of the four-man crew immediately. The other two crew members were rushed to a nearby hospital, where local media outlets are now reporting that one […]
Way back in the spring of 2017, NEWSREP reported on former British Royal Marine-turned-inventor Richard Browning and his efforts to produce a jet pack that allows the user to fly a whole lot like Iron Man — using thrusters mounted on different parts of the body to control his movements while airborne. Browning, the company […]
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 20, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific […]
The X-47B may never actually participate in combat operations, but the two technology demonstrators built by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Navy produced some of the most interesting (and unusual looking) military aviation photos of the past ten years. The unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is, put simply, a drone developed with low observability and […]
Airmen of the 28th Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-1B Lancer to support Operation Odyssey Dawn on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 27, 2011. Their work was made especially difficult by severe weather, including four inches of snow; glare ice, and freezing fog. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane
The Air Force has used 3D printing technology to procure parts for legacy aircraft that have gone out of production before, but never has the technology been used to repair America’s most advanced air superiority fighter in history, the F-22 Raptor. That is, until recently. The F-22 Raptor was America’s first fifth-generation platform, purpose built […]
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