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CV-22B
Aviation Safety

Poor Quality Control and Outdated Equipment at Steel Company Behind Failed Gears on Ill-Fated CV-22 Osprey

The CV-22B Osprey crashed following a catastrophic failure in the left-hand Prop Rotor Gear Box, triggered by a crack in one of the high-speed pinion gears manufactured from a special…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 27, 2024
Culdrose
Military Aviation

UK Ministry of Defence Announces £100M Redevelopment Project at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose

A new hangar and air engineering training school will be constructed at the base, home of the Royal Navy’s Merlin HM2 helicopters, alongside refurbishment of existing facilities. In the first…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 26, 2024
Israel strikes Iran
Iran

Israel Strikes Iran: Complete Debriefing

Everything You Need to Know About Last Night's Israeli Attack on Iran. Israel launched direct strikes against Iran during the night between Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 26, 2024
F-16 Bulgaria
Military Aviation

First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight

Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70, with 16 fighters to be delivered as replacement for the MiG-29 fleet. Lockheed Martin announced…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 25, 2024
CCA F-35
Drones

Lockheed Martin Developing New Collaborative Combat Aircraft Technology for F-35s

Despite missing out on the USAF’s first CCA contract, Lockheed Martin is continuing to invest in the technology, aiming to outfit F-35s with the capability to control multiple CCAs simultaneously…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 25, 2024
AC-47
Military History

‘Puff the Magic Dragon’: The ‘Spooky’ Story of the AC-47 Gunship

Unleashing horrifying firepower and raining death and destruction on to the communist forces in Vietnam from the dark skies above, the AC-47 fixed-wing gunship was the first of its kind.…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
October 25, 2024
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