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China testing missiles on targets shaped like US warships, including an aircraft carrier

November 10, 2021 -

Satellite images showed mockups of at least one aircraft carrier and two other warships. The outlines of the other ships resemble the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.

The warship mockups were built at what appears to be a new missile target range complex in the Taklaman Desert in China's northwestern Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Intelligence from the United States suggests that before this new complex was created it was traditionally used for testing ballistic ...

America supplying Ukraine with jet-fired anti-radar missiles

August 15, 2022 -

Department of Defense Undersecretary for Policy Colin Kahn announced during a press conference that the United States Armed Forces has delivered AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, or HARM missiles, to Ukraine. (Related: Ukraine aid scam: Only 30% of weapons shipped to besieged country have made it to the front lines.)

Kahn said some existing Ukrainian aircraft can launch the AGM-88s and that they can have "effects on Russian radars and other things."

These ...

FedEx seeking FAA approval to add anti-missile lasers to its aircraft

January 19, 2022 -

This is according to a notice that was published in the Federal Register. FedEx cited several recent incidents abroad that involved civilian aircraft being fired upon by Man-Portable Air Defense Systems, or MANPADS. They expressed a desire to install a missile defense system that is capable of directing infrared laser energy toward incoming heat-seeking missiles to interrupt their ability to track the aircraft's heat. The system would work automatically without pilot input....

REPORT: U.S. aircraft carriers can be “destroyed with certainty” by just two dozen hypersonic missiles, which both China and Russia possess

May 17, 2024 -

Dropping these bombs on America's most potent aircraft carriers would be "catastrophic," according to a war games simulation that was conducted by a team of military planners out of China.

Simulating more than 20 intense battles, the team put together video games in which Chinese forces successfully sank the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier fleet using two dozen anti-ship missiles. In the simulation, U.S. vessels approached a China-claimed island in the South China Sea after being ...

Report – Ukraine to run out of anti-air missiles by end of May

April 12, 2023 -

The leaked reports from the Department of Defense have revealed that Ukraine is running out of anti-aircraft missiles, specifically for the nation's Soviet-era S-300 and Buk surface-to-air missile systems, which make up around 89 percent of the country's air defense capabilities. (Related: Defense Department to boost production of artillery ammunition by 500% for Ukraine… but will take two years just to build the new factories.)

After more than a year of war, ...

IT’S OVER: How China’s Anti-Stealth Radar and Missiles Have Ended U.S. Military Dominance

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For decades, the cornerstone of American global power projection has been a simple, terrifying formula: stealth aircraft that enemies cannot see, and invincible aircraft carriers that enemies cannot touch. This technological monopoly underwrote the Pax Americana, allowing Washington to dictate terms from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea with impunity. That era is now conclusively over. A new, stark reality has emerged, defined not by American innovation, but by ...

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What crash? Harrison Ford saved his own life and demonstrates why good pilots make small aircraft remarkably safe to fly

Air traffic audio reveals likely cause of mysterious U.S. aircraft N900NK that ...

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Taiwan to buy 400 American anti-ship missiles as China continues to threaten the island nation

April 21, 2023 -

The Department of Defense announced several weeks ago that it had reached an agreement with an unknown buyer over a $1.17 billion contract for up to 400 Harpoon anti-ship missiles made by Boeing. Bloomberg confirmed with multiple sources that the unknown buyer is Taiwan. (Related: China simulates precision strikes on key Taiwanese targets during three-day military drills.)

The Pentagon still refuses to confirm where the 400 Harpoon missiles will go, but Defense Department ...

Biden effect: U.S. military running low on sophisticated Javelin anti-tank missiles after shipping thousands to Ukraine

May 12, 2022 -

No sooner than Russia invaded Ukraine, the regime -- along with the rest of the West -- picked a side, condemning Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin while ignoring years' worth of reporting on Ukrainian Nazism and corruption. And shortly after the U.S.-led NATO picked Kyiv over Moscow, weapons began flowing to Ukrainian soldiers.

Biden's handlers ordered the Pentagon to join the effort, including shipments of more than 5,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, ...

Enemy drones or extraterrestrial aircraft? U.S. Navy releases reports of several Navy aircraft encounters with UFOs during the 2010s

May 15, 2020 -

The reports, obtained by The Drive and published on Tuesday, share eight instances when Navy pilots encountered unidentified aircraft in the 2010s. Several of the reports provide details about how the Navy pilots encountered what looked like unmanned drones or missiles, while others involved encounters with much smaller flying objects.UFOs more likely to be enemy drones than extraterrestrials

Each of the eight incidents occurred in the Eastern United States, off the coasts ...

China launches largest and most advanced aircraft carrier

June 22, 2022 -

This development came amid elevated tensions between China and the United States over Beijing's show of force toward Taiwan, which the former sees as a breakaway province to be taken by force if necessary.

China's carrier development program is part of a huge revamp of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) under President Xi Jinping, who has promised to form a "fully modern" force to match the U.S. military by 2027.

According to state broadcaster CCTV, the new carrier called ...

HyPoint develops breakthrough fuel cell prototype for aircraft

March 07, 2021 -

An international team of engineers developed HyPoint's breakthrough fuel cell technology, which passed key validation testing to determine if it is technically viable. The company said that full scale versions of the technology are expected to begin shipping in 2022. It added that the new technology would eventually drive the development of electric aircraft, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and urban air mobility vehicles.

The aviation industry is one of ...

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Boeing aircraft incidents put spotlight on FAA diversity hiring

January 16, 2024 -

(Article by Naveen Athrappully republished from TheEpochTimes.com)

Earlier this month, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 snapped off while flying at 16,000 feet, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. On Saturday, a Japanese airline’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft returned to its departure airport after a crack was discovered in the cockpit window.

The incidents have put a spotlight on diversity policies in the airline industry, which is being ...

Putin threatens to station missiles close to the U.K. after Brits supplied Ukraine with long-range missiles

June 11, 2024 -

Putin has warned that the U.K.'s decision to arm Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles that can strike at targets within internationally recognized Russian territory amounts to direct involvement in the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. (Related: Russia threatens retaliation against British targets if Kyiv uses U.K.-provided missiles to strike Russian territory.)

Putin issued the threat during his first face-to-face meeting with senior editors of international ...

Iran, Russia finalize deal for purchase of advanced military aircraft

December 07, 2023 -

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Farahi attested to the deal, debunking rumors that the potential purchase fell apart. Included in the deal were Su-35 air superiority/multirole fighters, Yak-130 light fighter/advanced trainer jets and Mi-28 attack helicopters. Tehran's acquisition of aircraft from Moscow occurs amid the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East and increased American military presence in the region because of the ongoing Gaza conflict.

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Thousands of US aircraft sit dormant amid coronavirus travel restrictions

February 22, 2021 -

Photographer Jassen Todorov took the pictures after visiting multiple locations to capture scenes of crowded airstrips. A pilot himself, he went to the 309th Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona where 4,000 planes are parked. He also traveled to the Southern California Logistics Airport, the San Bernardino International Airport, and the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, as well as Pinal County Airpark in Arizona.Last year was the worst for the airline ...

Contaminated air in commercial aircraft is poisoning passengers and crew

January 18, 2019 -

The issue is known as aerotoxic syndrome, and if you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone – airlines and aircraft manufacturers have been sweeping this problem under the rug for years, and those who do try to speak out about it have been largely silenced.

The ailment is believed to affect more than 250,000 pilots, passengers, and cabin crew around the world. It can be traced back to the switch from fresh air sources to “bleed air” in 1963, which sees air pulled from ...