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Military Aviation

It’s Not a Fly-Off Competition: U.S. Air Force Tests Process and Planes at Light Attack Demo

New Process Showcased for Sourcing Includes Proposed Light Attack Aircraft. The U.S. Air Force invited reporters to Holloman AFB in New Mexico for briefings about its new Light Attack Experiment…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 16, 2017
Aviation Safety

An F/A-18E From USS Nimitz Has Crashed In Bahrain. It’s The 11th Major Incident Involving A Hornet In The Last 14 Months.

Yet another "Rhino" has crashed. It's the second Super Hornet this year, the fourth one since May 2016. As you probably already know, an F/A-18E of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 14, 2017
Military Aviation

The Last Of The Dogfighters: The Jedi Warriors of the 54th Fighter Group

Amid Pilot Shortages, F-16 Pilots Train for Real-World Combat at Holloman AFB. It’s hot as hell out here. Most of the other reporters have given up. They’re back in the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 14, 2017
North Korea

Fiction Story: A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Is Downed During An Air Strike On A North Korean Nuclear Site

A "what if" story. Disclaimer: this story contains some "poetic licenses" to make the fictional scenario more interesting. 03:19 Hr.s Local. 35,000 feet, B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber “Spirit of Arizona”, 15…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 13, 2017
North Korea

Analysis And Opinion: What Will Happen With The North Korean Crisis?

What will be the eventual outcome of the current perceived brinkmanship between the United States and North Korea? For students of history in the region the answer is conspicuous. The…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 13, 2017
North Korea

Here Is How A U.S. Pre-Emptive Strike On North Korea Could Unfold

Forget the B-1s: TLAMs (Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles) and B-2s would probably start an eventual pre-emptive strike on Pyongyang. Although they have been involved in several "show of force" missions…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 12, 2017
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