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The U.S. Army Is Qualifying New Units To Fly The UH-60 With The Controversial M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System

The M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System, originally built in the 1980s and ’90s, has been in storage for more than 20 years. Recently, the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, part of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 28, 2020
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RAAF Declares Initial Operational Capability For Australia’s F-35A Lightning II Jets

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A fleet has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). Australian Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds, CSC, and Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 28, 2020
Aircraft Carriers

Here’s What A Catapult Shot On Christmas Day In A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound Looks Like From The Cockpit

Strap in the cockpit of a C-2 Greyhound as it launches from USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Christmas Day a few years back. Although Christmas Day is just…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2020
Aircraft Carriers

How The F-14 Tomcat Evolved And Became The Bombcat

Initially developed only for the Fleet Air Defense, the F-14 eventually evolved into an appreciated strike fighter at the peak of its career. The F-14 Tomcat was primarily designed to…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 26, 2020
Military Aviation

Vintage Video Shows F-104 Using “Tossing” Technique To Drop A Nuclear Bomb And Escape The Blast Effects

Footage shows the tactical nuclear weapon delivery technique used by the F-104 Starfighter (and many other aircraft). Although some of our readers may already have seen it, I still think…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 24, 2020
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Leonardo Hack Allegedly Targeted Details Of nEUROn UCAV Program

Preliminary inquiry documents in the Leonardo hack suggest hackers were targeting nEUROn drone, C-27J and ATR-72 documents. For almost two years, between May 2015 and January 2017, the IT infrastructure…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 24, 2020
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