U.S. Navy Modifies its F-18 Super Hornets with Counter Stealth Capabilities to Combat Next Generation Air Superiority Fighters
At the end of the Cold War the U.S. Navy’s carrier fleets operated the F-14 Tomcat air superiority fighter and the lighter F-18 Hornet multirole fighter –…
China’s New 70,000 Ton Carrier Sets Out for Maiden Sea Trials; How Capable is the Type 001?
The second aircraft carrier of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the Type 001, has begun its first sea trials to prepare it for entry into active…
No F-15 For Egypt; How President Sadat Tricked His Generals Into a Bad Deal with the United States with Consequences Lasting to this Day
In the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War, Egypt’s new President Anwar Sadat undertook extensive efforts to shift his country’s allegiance from the Cold War Soviet Bloc…
Russia Has Big Plans for Combat Helicopters
Russia is finishing a large-scale expansion of its fleet of combat helicopters, planning a further focus on selective supplies, according to recent statements of some senior officials…
[Video] SB>1 Defiant achieves record speed of 205 knots
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant recently achieved 205 knots, surpassing the top speed of the legendary Black Hawk. The interesting video in this post features the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1…
Top 7 Amazing Helicopters of the U.S. Military
Here are the Top 7 Amazing Helicopters of the U.S. Military A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by…
Here`s Helicopters The Most Feared By Submarines (Video)
Anti-Submarine Helicopters use specially-designed sensors and weapon systems to singlehandedly find, track, and even destroy submarines. One of the biggest fears of submarines are specially designed military helicopters developed…
America Tests Next Gen Helicopter to Replace the V 22 Osprey (video)
Bell is gearing up to compete head-to-head with Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky and Boeing team, which built the only other flying technology demonstrator in the effort leading up…
RAH-66 Comanche: The Stealth Helicopter The U.S. Military Passed On
Pop quiz: what prominent U.S. military aircraft has a stealthy radar cross-section and advanced networked sensors but has gone billions over budget and has fallen years behind schedule? While…
U.S. Navy Announces Colossal Drills Involving Three Supercarriers Near the North Korean Coast – The Largest of their Kind in a Decade
The U.S. Navy’s 7th fleet announced that from Saturday November 11th it would be undertaking colossal aircraft carrier drills involving three of their Nimitz class supercarriers off…