The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s (TRADOC) is reporting that the U.S. Army and Air Force are participating in a joint exercise involving a C-17 Globalmaster III aircraft and M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The two are operating as a strategic strike package known as HI-RAIN, an air mobile field artillery mission […]
China’s Testing Hypersonic Missiles to Increase the J-20 Stealth Fighter’s Lethality
Global Times is reporting that China has successfully tested its solid-fuel ramjet engine in two recent flight tests. The new ramjet engine could allow China’s air-to-air missiles to travel at speeds greater than Mach 5 with an increased range up to 300 kilometers. The new hypersonic speeds would greatly increase the J-20’s combat ability and […]
F-35 Engine Upgrade Tests Prove Substantial Fuel Savings & Increase Thrust
Pratt & Whitney has announced successful performance tests with its upgraded F135 turbo fan, which powers the f-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The test proves the upgrade could provide a 5% to 6% improvement in fuel burn while adding a 6%-10% thrust increase. The upgrades, part of the Navy-sponsored F135 Fuel Burn Reduction (FBR) and the […]
Predator B Variant Remains Airborne for Over 48 Hours – Sets Company Record
General Atomics issued a press release announcing its new MQ-9B Sky Guardian has set a company record with the longest endurance flight of any Predator-series aircraft. The SkyGuardian’s role is to protect ground forces and non-military missions like border surveillance, maritime patrol, and relief missions during natural disasters. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today […]
World’s Largest Plane—Stratolaunch—Emerges from Its Hangar for the First Time
Stratolaunch Systems, founded by Paul Allen in 2011, is looking to develop an air launched platform that will make low Earth orbit (LEO) space launches more like airport-style takeoffs. With a wingspan that stretches the length of a football field, the Stratolaunch is ranked among the largest aircrafts in history. It has six Boeing 747 […]
China Claims to Have Developed “Ultra-Fast” Anti-Missile Interceptor
An article in the China Daily is reporting that the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC) claims it has developed a new “ultra-fast” anti-missile interceptor capable of hitting a projectile flying “10 times faster than a bullet.” Experts are indicating its range is between 10km to 100km with a maximum velocity around 12,000 km/h. […]
U.S. Shoots Down an ICBM for the First Time During Test
The U.S. intercepted a simulated intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time using Boeing’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. The system has been used to intercept missiles before, but never an ICBM. Reuters is reporting that an interceptor based out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in CA was used to shoot down a target similar […]
Hypersonic Phantom Express XS-1 Will Bolster National Security
In a press release issued on May 24th, 2017, DARPA stated that Boeing has been selected for phase 2 and 3 (Fabrication & Flight) of the XS-1 space plane. The XS-1 is part of DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane program that aims to build, test, and fly an entirely new class of hypersonic aircraft. The new X-1 […]
U.S. Navy Scrambling to Address a Potential Submarine Deficit
For the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. Navy finds itself challenged to keep pace with emerging Russian and Chinese submarines. Enemy Submarines are the single most dangerous threat to U.S. aircraft carriers and America’s surface fleet. In an article written by Dave Majumdar of The National Interest, he discusses […]
The Impeachment Shop of Horrors
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