Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51
Former Area 51 Special Projects Team Member Provides a Remarkable Insight Into Shadowy A-12 Oxcart Project. In another remarkable chapter in the history of the A-12 Oxcart (as well as…
The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft
More F-16 Vipers could be ordered together with F-15EXs, attritable aircraft and NGAD to replace older aircraft until enough F-35s are available. Almost 16 years after the last delivery, the…
General Atomics Reveals Self-Protection Pod For The MQ-9 Reaper
The self-protection pod was successfully tested in October 2020 and is one of many new capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft tested last year. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems…
Italian F-35A and B Carry Out First Simultaneous Drop Of (Inert) GBU-12 Laser Guided Bombs
For the very first time, the Italian Air Force F-35A and F-35B carried out a simultaneous drop of GBU-12 LGBs. On Jan. 28, 2021, the Italian Air Force two F-35A…
Chinese H-6 Bombers Heard On Radio Confirming Orders For Simulated Attack On U.S. Aircraft Carrier Near Taiwan
Unsurprisingly, the package of 13 Chinese combat aircraft, (including eight H-6 bombers) entering Taiwan's ADIZ last Saturday were carrying out a mock attack on USS Theodore Roosevelt. As already reported…
Sikorsky And Boeing Unveil The Defiant X That Will Compete For The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft
The advanced compound helicopter has been developed on the experience of the SB>1 Defiant and will face Bell’s proposal based on the V-280 Valor. Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin and Boeing unveiled on…