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F-89
Military Aviation

With a Variety of Ways to Sting, the F-89 Scorpion Was the First Line of Defense

From cannons to rockets to nuclear-armed ordnance, the F-89 seemed a formidably armed interceptor, protecting North America in the early years of the Cold War from Soviet bomber fleets coming…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
July 18, 2024
Military Aviation

Australian P-8A Poseidon Drops Mark 54 Torpedoes During ‘Hunt’ of US Submarine at RIMPAC 2024 Exercise 

The world’s largest naval exercise with participation of roughly 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft, and more than 25,000 personnel, marked the…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 18, 2024
F-35

Romania Prepares to Modernize Its Fleet with $6.5 Billion F-35 Deal

Romania anticipates finalizing a government-to-government agreement with the United States to procure 5th generation F-35 fighter jets by this fall. Romania is poised to sign a government-to-government agreement with the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 17, 2024
Turkish F-16
Military Aviation

Turkey Seeks to Scale Down $23 Billion F-16 Deal with US, Perform Part of Modernization Locally

In early 2023, Turkey announced the modernization of 35 F-16 Block 30 jets with domestically-developed software, avionics and electronics. Turkey is cutting back on its $23 billion contract with the…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 17, 2024
FAB-3000
Russia

Russia’s Monster FAB-3000 Glide Bomb Shown Employed By Su-34 Bombers

The RuMoD extensively captured in a video the bomb’s loading, carriage, release, flight and final target engagement in explicit detail. Almost a month after it released footage of the massive…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 16, 2024
Avro Arrow Model
Military Aviation

Check Out This Massive Avro CF-105 Arrow Stage Prop That You Could Own!

For $12k Shipped, A 60% Scale Model of Canada’s Legendary Interceptor is Up for Grabs. The legend of the Avro CF-105 Arrow advanced interceptor, its fascinating development and bizarre cancellation,…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 16, 2024
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