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Two different commercial airline pilots reported seeing an unidentified aircraft in the skies above Arizona in February, according to new radio logs released by the FAA. According to the recordings, first revealed by Warzone writer Tyler Rogoway, and subsequent statements, the unidentified aircraft was first spotted by an American Airlines pilot at the helm of […]
Earlier this year, SpaceX announced that construction was already underway on what is to become the company’s new flagship rocket and space faring vessel, the BFR. According to the company’s founder, Elon Musk, the BFR (short for Big Falcon Rocket) will be capable of ferrying large crews to and from distant locations like Mars, seemingly […]
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, provides overwatch during a personnel recovery exercise at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, March 6, 2018. The Army crews and Air Force Guardian Angel teams conducted the exercise to build teamwork and SOPs as they provide joint personnel recovery capabilities, aiding in the […]
Expert opinions are important. There’s simply too much world out there for us all to become experts in everything, so we look to those who have devoted their entire professional lives to certain fields to help us to better glean the important wave tops, the broad strokes, of a topic. If we’re not feeling well, […]
Lockheed Martin has finally unveiled concept images of their forthcoming carrier launched tanker drone that hopes to help extend the flight range of America’s Naval aircraft. Lockheed’s Advanced Development Programs, also known as Skunk Works, hopes their flying-wing refueler will beat out the likes of Boeing and General Atomics for the lucrative drone contract. The […]
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conduct a high altitude, high opening military free fall jump working with a C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 4, 2018. Guardian Angel Team members conduct training on all […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, one of the branch’s primary research and development arms, released a short video this month depicted what it believes the future of aerial combat will look like by the end of the coming decade, and if the platforms depicted come to fruition, that future looks pretty exciting. The nearly […]
On Monday, the United States announced that it would be joining the growing list of vexed nations expelling Russian diplomats and officials from their borders, following the use of a Soviet-era nerve agent on a former Russian spy on British soil. With 60 Russians being ordered out of the United States and at least 40 […]
Nuclear power, once touted as the wave of the future that would eliminate our reliance on fossil fuels, has lost favor in much of the world after high profile incidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima. Even in the United States, where nuclear power has been overwhelmingly safe, other issues, like the banning of MOX fuel and […]
A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, aims his rifle during weapons training on Feb. 21, 2018. Pararescuemen conduct training on all aspects of combat, medical procedures and search and rescue tactics to hone their skills, providing the highest level of tactical capabilities to combatant commanders. U.S. […]
Although only three nations have managed to successfully put humans in space and return them safely in the near sixty years since Yuri Gagarin’s historic first flight, an influx of private space organizations and national level programs in recent years is beginning to make it look like mankind’s days of loitering in low earth orbit […]
As a part of China’s People’s Liberation Army’s continued modernization efforts, China is now experimenting with converting outdated tank platforms into unmanned combat drones. Footage released to the public last Wednesday on state-owned television shows a Type 59 Chinese tank being maneuvered via remote control, using a steering wheel and dual screened console to manage […]