
The B-58 Hustler – the first bomber capable of reaching Mach 2.
Hustler Hardware: The B-58 Hustler was the first supersonic bomber put into production and the first bomber capable of reaching Mach 2. This Hustler (US Air Force…

How much does France pay to order the 42 most advanced F4 F4 Standard Dassault Fighter Jets?
The Dassault Rafale, which struggled to get buyers at one point, has transformed into one of the most sought-after fighter jets in the world. The surge in…

Whether or not China copies the design of America’s Apache to manufacture the Z-10 helicopter?
China’s Z-10 attack helicopter emerged in 2003 as what could be seen as a rather transparent response to the wᴀʀ-tested and highly effective U.S. Apache helicopter. After…

Most C-130Hs are grounded by the Air Force because of fractured propeller barrels
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has grounded most of its older C-130H Hercules cargo planes and variants due to a problem with their propeller barrels. Air Mobility Command on…

In a $32.8 million transaction, the Army orders two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and avionics for the Jordanian Armed Forces
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army is ordering two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for Jordan from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin company in Stratford, Conn., under terms of…

The E-2D Hawkeye is prepared for 21st century conflict
On October 21, 1960, during the height of the Cold War, a U.S. Navy ship-launched Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft took its first flight. Decades later, in…

VIDEO: Evaluating how versatile naval helicopter the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was
The H-2 Seasprite was developed in response to a 1956 US Navy requirement for a shipborne high-speed and all-weather helicopter, that would perform long-range SAR, liaison and…

The infantry fighting vehicle that could invade Taiwan is the ZBD-03
Although we don’t know for certain what spark will ignite the South China Sea, what can be more confidently deduced is what an assault on the contested Dongsha Islands—or…

The Chinook can be landed on water, shut down, and then the crew can get back in, start up, and take off
David M. Densford, Chinook pilot with 4,000 flt hrs and 24 years in the CH-47 models A thru F, lists 14 amazing facts on this legendary helicopter….

This is how dangerous F-22 and F-35 – Video testing the power of these fighter jets
In December 2005 the United States Air Force became the first service in the world to introduce fifth generation fighter aircraft into service, with the F-22A Raptor…