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Satellite Images Expose Massive Manta Ray Underwater Drone Docked At U.S. Navy Base In California

Someone managed to find the prototype of Manta Ray docked at the Port Hueneme naval base in California in satellite images. Manta Ray is an extra-large glider UUV, developed by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 21, 2024
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U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post Makes Rare Deployment To Norway

A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft deployed overnight on June 20, 2024 to Rygge Air Force Base in Norway. The flight from Naval…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
June 21, 2024
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Japan’s Aggressor F-15DJ Repainted With New Camouflage Color Scheme

Japanese aggressor F-15DJs have diverse and striking liveries, making them a sight to behold. The JASDF (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) has repainted one of its ‘aggressor’ F-15DJ jets, airframe 12-8074,…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
June 21, 2024
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VMFA 242’s Flagship F-35B Receives Bat Topside Marking

The commander of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, now has the bat from the unit’s insignia stenciled over the top of the fuselage and wings of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 21, 2024
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B-52 Bombers Tour Scandinavia While Heading Home At The End Of Bomber Task Force 24-3

The first two bombers returned to Minot Air Force Base a month after their arrival in the U.K., integrating with Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish assets on their way back. After…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 20, 2024
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Visit Guam for the First Time in Five Years

U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bombers have touched down at Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific island of Guam for the first time since 2019, as shown in…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
June 20, 2024
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