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JP-7 Special Fuel of SR-71
Military History

JP-7: A Look at the Special Fuel of the SR-71

Flying at altitudes and speeds unheard of for contemporary jet aircraft, the Blackbird family required a fuel with unique properties to perform in the extremes the aircraft would be subject…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
November 2, 2025
B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 2
Military History

B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 2: Island Operations

Originally struggling to achieve success in the China Burma India Theater, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress made its mark once tactics were changed and incendiaries were used. Originally operating out of…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
November 1, 2025
China GJ-21 Naval UCAV
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China’s GJ-21 Naval UCAV Captured in Clearest Image Yet

Believed to be a naval variant of the GJ-11, the GJ-21 is expected to operate from the Type 006 Sichuan LHD after mockups of the drone were spotted on test-sites…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
November 1, 2025
UK Police Deploying Drones over London
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UK Police Deploying Drones over London Streets

The UK’s Metropolitan Police Service is deploying UAS to London in a new trial hoping to provide police officers with a new intelligence gathering capability. The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police…

James Gray James Gray
November 1, 2025
Military Aviation

USAF F-35As and F-16s Conduct ‘Dynamic Operational’ Deployment to Greenland

The mission was supported by the Royal Danish Air Force, underscoring Denmark’s contribution in the security of the Arctic, and Greenland’s role in the defense of North America. In the…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 31, 2025
YFQ-44 First Flight
Drones

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flies for the First Time

With the YFQ-44 now flying, both of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft are in flight testing. The YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) developed by Anduril has conducted…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 31, 2025
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