NASA’s spooky plane on the way back to the U.S. after Tour of Duty in Afghanistan
After completing a BACN deployment at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, one of the NASA's last two flying WB-57Fs is on its way back to Ellington Field, Texas. Wearing the typical…
Joint Strike Missile (JSM) anti-ship and land-attack missile for the F-35 unveiled
On Nov. 29, the Norwegian company Kongsberg and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence unveiled the first fuselage of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) that is being developed for the F-35.…
UK to stand up its first F-35 Squadron in 2014
The first two UK pilots have begun their training to fly the F-35 at Elgin AFB, Florida. The two pilots are part of a small band of only 30 pilots…
[Special Feature] World’s first nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise retires. For the moment.
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was inactivated on Dec. 1 after 5 decades of service. From her commissioning as the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in November of 1961 to her…
Europe’s first stealth killer drone “nEUROn” makes maiden flight
On Dec. 1, the "nEUROn", the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), made its first flight from Dassault Aviation company's flight test base in Istres, France.…
U.S. Navy catapults X-47B combat drone for the first time
On Nov.29, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator successfully completed its first land-based catapult launch from Naval Air Station Patuxent River. http://youtu.be/gHtMowd8eWc Hence, as China greeted the first…
