U.S. Air Force Airman Develops 3D-Printed Insert to Solve Perennial 20 mm Ammunition Jams While Loading
The 3D-printed insert allows to address a design issue of the machinery used to handle 20 mm munitions for the M61 Vulcan Gatling gun, demonstrating the increasing use of additive…
U.S. Navy Tests Sonobuoy Deployment from CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter
Reminiscent of early-World War I bomber tactics, the Navy has tested hand-deploying sonobuoys from the CH-53E heavy-lift helicopter. Announced on Sept. 27, 2024, the United States Navy said it had…
Ellsworth’s B-1B Lancers Practice Long-Range Strikes with JASSMs in Full-Scale Readiness Exercise Raider Reach
Raider Reach evaluated Ellsworth’s capability to generate and execute long-range strikes around the globe with the B-1B through realistic combat and emergency scenarios simulated during the first full-scale readiness exercise…
Taiwan Receives First Batch of U.S. Harpoon Block II Anti-Ship Missiles
Taiwan has announced a new Coastal Defense Command, scheduled to operationalize by 2026 and to employ shore-fired anti-ship Harpoons Block II and Taiwan’s own Hsiung Feng-series of anti-ship missiles. Reports…
[Live Updating] Iran Has Launched A Massive Ballistic Missile Attack On Israel
Hours after the first reports about an imminent attack, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles against targets across Israel. On Oct. 1, 2024, Iran launched…
U.S. Air Force A-10C, F-16C and F-15E Deploying to the Middle East as Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles Attack on Israel
Three more U.S. Air Force squadrons are being deployed to the CENTCOM AOR as Iran threatened and launched a massive attack on Israel with ballistic missiles. The U.S. Department of…
