Arromanches R95 – The Pride of the French navy, the backbone during the war period
Arromanches (R95) was an aircraft carrier of the French Navy, which served from 1946 to 1974. She was previously HMS Colossus (15) of the Royal Navy. She was the name-ship of the Colossus class of light carriers. She was…
The B-17 formed the backbone of the USAAF strategic bombing force – The devil in every air battle
Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress flew in every combat zone during World War II, but its most significant service was over Europe. Along…
HOTSPOT: Hundreds of fighter jets including F-35, F-15, and F-16 landed in the Indo-Pacific
After an absence of many years, US Air Force F-15 Eagles have returned to the RAAF’s Pitch Black air combat exercise, held in the Northern Territory in…
Does the Gripen JAS 39 have a chance against the F-35?
JAS 39 Compared to F-35: Last month, Saab Canada President Simon Carroll formally protested Ottawa’s move toward procuring the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II over its JAS 39 Gripen fighter. Carrol spoke…
Pre-preparation for the worst situation: US Air Force activated the first F-16 Squadron armed with AESA Radar
The US Air Force (USAF) has activated the 480th Fighter Squadron as the first USAF F-16CM squadron to be equipped with an active electronically scaned array (AESA)…
Amid widespread riots: Has Libya and Syria-Style insurgency been in making?
Following two weeks of major protests and riots in Iranian cities, an attack on a police station in Zahedan in the country’s south east on September 30…
EC725 Caracal helicopters – the “ambulance” in combat environments
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) EC725 Caracal is a long-range tactical transport helicopter. It evolved from the Eurocopter Puma/Cougar family. It was specially developed to meet a…
Has the Apache Helicopter become too dreadful due to Israeli Spike Missiles?
In January 2020, the Army announced it had chosen the Spike-NLOS (for “Non-Line of Sight”) as an interim weapon for its Apaches—a relatively easy fit as Israel…
A Russian Ka-52 being shot down may be seen in drone video shared by Ukraine
Ukraine’s armed forces have shared a drone video showing a Russian Kamov Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter being shot down. A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone filmed the moment…
Russian Nord Stream pipeline attacks are a “Tremendous Opportunity,” according to state secretary Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on September 30 that the sabotage of Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline was seen in Washington as a “tremendous…