Remembering the Green Ramp Disaster
Tragedy struck on March 23, 1994, at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, on an aircraft parking ramp known as ‘Green Ramp.’ A number of paratroopers were lost and several…
Epic Fury is Now in the Fourth Week, with More U.S. Assets Deploying
Four weeks after the launch of Epic Fury, additional F-16Cs, EA-18Gs and E-2Ds are flying to the Middle East, the USS Boxer ARG is enroute and rumors say the 82nd…
B-52s are now Launching from RAF Fairford Loaded with JDAM Bombs
After initially employing only AGM-158 JASSM stand-off weapons, B-52s are now launching from RAF Fairford with the external pylons fully loaded with GBU-31 JDAM bombs. After weeks flying only with…
SNC’s AEGIR-W Sea Drone Washes Ashore on Turkey’s Black Sea Coast
The AEGIR-W Unmanned Surface Vessel mysteriously ran aground on the Black Sea Coast in northeastern Turkey and was later blown up by Turkish authorities. An Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) was…
The Tomcat’s Six Pack: The F-14 Six on Six Phoenix Test
Designed for fleet air defense, the F-14 was armed with a potent long-range missile and, with a powerful new radar, could engage multiple airborne targets at once. The United States…
U.S. Army Receives DARPA’s Optionally Piloted H-60Mx Black Hawk
The U.S. Army will put the H-60Mx and Sikorsky's MATRIX flight autonomy software through a rigorous operational testing campaign with real world logistics in contested scenarios. The U.S. Army received…
