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SB>1 Defiant High-Speed Helicopter Put To Rest In A Museum
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lost to Bell's V-280 Valor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft tender, but its underlying X2 technology lives on.
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US forces stationed in Northern Italy,
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Home invasion thefts in Vicenza spark calls for US military personnel to take precautions
Families of U.S. service members in and around Vicenza, Italy, have reported 20 home invasion break-ins to military police so far this year. Although that is down from the total of 28 last year, the winter holiday season is just about to start, meaning many residents will be leaving soon on...
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US Marines successfully use new amphibious combat vehicle to carry troops from ships
The US Navy and Marine Corps have deployed their new amphibious combat vehicles during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training.
USMC small arms,
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Marines' New Sniper Rifle Declared Fully Operational A Year Early
The versatile new rifle is based off a design adopted by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in recent years.
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Step 1. Take away veterans' benefits.
Step 2. Deport illegal workers.
Step 3 Veterans can go to pick crops in the fields instead of deported illegals
Step 4 Everybody happy, Amurica great again, yeah.
Step 5 Steel workers who lose their jobs are drafted into the army.
Go to 3.
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Meet Two of the Air Force’s Newest Warrant Officers
The Air Force graduated its first batch of new warrant officers in 66 years on Dec. 6 at a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
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The United States has successfully tested the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), also known as the Dark Eagle, a medium-range hypersonic missile. The missile was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The developer of the Dark Eagle missile system is Lockheed Martin. The Dark Eagle hypersonic missile is capable of reaching speeds of over 6,000 km/h, and its range is about 2,775 kilometers. The Dark Eagle missile is designed to deliver a sudden, massive strike. The Dark Eagle missiles are placed in a launch container, two per launcher. The first battery of LRHW Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles was supposed to be deployed by October 2025, but these deadlines may be violated.
A-10F? F-10A?
Post USAF proposal for the Warthog...
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Post USAF proposal for the Warthog...
The proposal to turn the A-10 Warthog into a firefighter
In 2014, when the Air Force announced its intention to retire the Warthog, one company saw new life for the aircraft as a firefighter.
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The THAAD system, deployed in Israel last October, participated on Thursday in its first operational interception since entering service 18 years ago.
The system intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launched from Yemen by the Houthis toward Israel, marking its debut operational action in the defense of the State of Israel.
According to a US government official, the system, operated by approximately 100 American soldiers stationed in Israel since October, launched the interceptor involved in neutralizing the missile.
The battery is part of the permanent THAAD array of the U.S. Army, typically stationed in the United Arab Emirates.
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The system intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launched from Yemen by the Houthis toward Israel, marking its debut operational action in the defense of the State of Israel.
According to a US government official, the system, operated by approximately 100 American soldiers stationed in Israel since October, launched the interceptor involved in neutralizing the missile.
The battery is part of the permanent THAAD array of the U.S. Army, typically stationed in the United Arab Emirates.
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Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of two future Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W. Bush (CVN 83).
The future USS William J. Clinton honors President William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America, serving two terms from 1993 to 2001. The future USS George W. Bush honors President George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America, serving two terms from 2001 to 2009. This will be the first Navy vessel named for either president.
The future USS William J. Clinton honors President William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America, serving two terms from 1993 to 2001. The future USS George W. Bush honors President George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America, serving two terms from 2001 to 2009. This will be the first Navy vessel named for either president.
Why Are There So Many Abandoned Military Bases in the Bay Area? | KQED
Treasure Island, Fort Mason, Mare Island, the Presidio — all former military bases. This two-part series looks at the rise and fall of the Bay Area’s military bases and the challenges of redeveloping them.
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Upgraded gravity bombs are now stationed at military bases in Europe, the head of the U.S.'s nuclear military science agency has said, after it completed an overhaul of the B61-12 nuclear bomb.
The B61 family of gravity bombs are tactical nuclear weapons, and several iterations are deployed by the U.S. in Europe.
The B61 is the only tactical nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal—the rest are strategic nuclear weapons
The nearly three years of war against Russia in Ukraine, China's military buildup, North Korea's extensive nuclear tests and Iran's nuclear program have brought fresh attention to nuclear weapons.
"The idea of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, has become a subject of debate," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in fall 2022, several months after the start of the Ukraine war.
"The new B61-12 gravity bombs are fully forward deployed," Jill Hruby, the administrator for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said during an address at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.
"We have increased NATO's visibility to our nuclear capabilities through visits to our enterprise and other regular engagements," Hruby added.
Forward deployed means military forces are stationed closer to a possible conflict area, able to respond more quickly to threats in a certain region and deter military actions from an enemy.
Recent estimates had put around 100 U.S. B-61 nuclear gravity bombs in Europe. Ukrainian forces are currently fighting the continent's largest land war since World War II after Russian forces invaded in February 2022.
The U.S.'s gravity bombs are based at six NATO facilities across Italy, Germany, Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands. More than 100 of these bombs also exist but are in storage away from these bases.
Incirlik Air Base, near the city of Adana, southeastern Turkey, on July 28, 2015. The air base hosts an estimated 20 to 30 B61 nuclear bombs.
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The B61 family of gravity bombs are tactical nuclear weapons, and several iterations are deployed by the U.S. in Europe.
The B61 is the only tactical nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal—the rest are strategic nuclear weapons
The nearly three years of war against Russia in Ukraine, China's military buildup, North Korea's extensive nuclear tests and Iran's nuclear program have brought fresh attention to nuclear weapons.
"The idea of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, has become a subject of debate," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in fall 2022, several months after the start of the Ukraine war.
"The new B61-12 gravity bombs are fully forward deployed," Jill Hruby, the administrator for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said during an address at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.
"We have increased NATO's visibility to our nuclear capabilities through visits to our enterprise and other regular engagements," Hruby added.
Forward deployed means military forces are stationed closer to a possible conflict area, able to respond more quickly to threats in a certain region and deter military actions from an enemy.
Recent estimates had put around 100 U.S. B-61 nuclear gravity bombs in Europe. Ukrainian forces are currently fighting the continent's largest land war since World War II after Russian forces invaded in February 2022.
The U.S.'s gravity bombs are based at six NATO facilities across Italy, Germany, Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands. More than 100 of these bombs also exist but are in storage away from these bases.
Incirlik Air Base, near the city of Adana, southeastern Turkey, on July 28, 2015. The air base hosts an estimated 20 to 30 B61 nuclear bombs.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-deploys-b61-12-gravity-bombs-europe-tactical-nuclear-weapons-2017485
As part of the decree of US President Donald Trump on strengthening the border between Mexico and the United States, the transfer of Marine Corps units on MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft has begun.
The Bell V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is a hybrid of an airplane and a helicopter, it made its first flight in 1989. The Bell V-22 tiltrotor was developed for about 30 years by Bell Helicopter and Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, several tens of billions of dollars were spent on the development, there were many scandals.
The power plant of the tiltrotor consists of two Rolls-Royce engines located in rotating nacelles at the ends of the wing. The power plant has an exhaust gas cooling system, this reduces the visibility of the aircraft in the IR range. The engines change their position from vertical to horizontal in about 12 seconds. In general, it can be said that the Bell V-22 tiltrotor is very complex, the fuel supply, engine control and other systems were optimized for a long time, this affected the reliability.
The Bell MV-22 tiltrotor is expensive and difficult to operate; when used in Afghanistan, the engine life was only 200 hours. Despite this, the US military is happy with it. The Bell CV-22B can reach a maximum speed of 565 km/h in airplane mode, 185 km/h in helicopter mode, and the flight altitude is up to 7,620 meters. The tiltrotor can carry 24 paratroopers or 12 wounded on stretchers. The weight of the cargo carried on the external sling is 6,140 kg, inside the cargo cabin - 9,000 kg, the crew is 3 people in the MV-22 or 4 in the CV-22.
The Bell V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is a hybrid of an airplane and a helicopter, it made its first flight in 1989. The Bell V-22 tiltrotor was developed for about 30 years by Bell Helicopter and Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, several tens of billions of dollars were spent on the development, there were many scandals.
The power plant of the tiltrotor consists of two Rolls-Royce engines located in rotating nacelles at the ends of the wing. The power plant has an exhaust gas cooling system, this reduces the visibility of the aircraft in the IR range. The engines change their position from vertical to horizontal in about 12 seconds. In general, it can be said that the Bell V-22 tiltrotor is very complex, the fuel supply, engine control and other systems were optimized for a long time, this affected the reliability.
The Bell MV-22 tiltrotor is expensive and difficult to operate; when used in Afghanistan, the engine life was only 200 hours. Despite this, the US military is happy with it. The Bell CV-22B can reach a maximum speed of 565 km/h in airplane mode, 185 km/h in helicopter mode, and the flight altitude is up to 7,620 meters. The tiltrotor can carry 24 paratroopers or 12 wounded on stretchers. The weight of the cargo carried on the external sling is 6,140 kg, inside the cargo cabin - 9,000 kg, the crew is 3 people in the MV-22 or 4 in the CV-22.
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