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China

Could the Bizarre Chinese Balloon Missions Be Even More Sinister Than Aerial Spying?

Concerns About Surveillance Are Valid, But What About Weaponized Weather Modification? The memes are funny. The headlines are fascinating. But the real concern about last week’s Chinese balloon incident is…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
February 9, 2023
Juniper Oak
Military Aviation

Dissecting Juniper Oak 23, The Largest Ever US-Israel Joint Exercise

More than 140 aircraft were involved in the exercise, as well as multiple naval and ground assets. The U.S. Central Command and Israel Defense Forces recently completed Juniper Oak 23.2,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 8, 2023
Iran underground base
Iran

Iran Unveils Underground Air Base For Its F-4 Phantom II fighter jets

The underground base is said to be the first large enough to host fighter jets and one of several more being built. As part of the celebrations for the 44th…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 7, 2023
HAWC
Weapons

DARPA Completes Final Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept Test

The data acquired will be used for the More Opportunities HAWC program and other hypersonic technologies. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced the successful completion of the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 7, 2023
Chinese Balloon
Military Aviation

Debrief: The Chinese Spy Balloon Epilogue

The Raptors were put on standby and were ordered to fire at the balloon as soon as it was on the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina. After…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 6, 2023
Aviation Safety

The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster Caused By A Low Flying EA-6B Prowler 25 Years Ago Today

On this day in 1998, 20 people lost their lives after a Prowler flying too low and against regulations, cut a cable supporting a cable car. On Feb. 3, 1998,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 3, 2023
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