The Best Flying Drones
We have a developing story, as you may have heard. There was as a civilian Learjet– NARRATOR: News of a rogue Learjet, flying hundreds of miles off course, has captivated the nation. PRESS SECRETARY: The FAA began tracking aircraft in distress. The president was made aware of this situation, this morning, in a meeting with…
US Gremlins Reusable, Air-Launched and Recovered X-61A Drones. Defense contractor Dynetics has offered new drones about its flight test plans for the first prototypes of its X-61A Gremlins reusable, air-launched and recovered drones. The program, which aims to eventually demonstrate the ability of these unmanned aircraft to operate as a low-cost drone swarm. The Gremlins…
China’s sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea have provoked competing claimants Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Non-claimants like USA, India & Japan want the South China Sea to remain as international waters with freedom of navigation, whereas China want to control this major trade way .It is a very important sea…
This event has forced the Soviet General Staff, to give out urgent task, on development of own analog. In 4 years, in the Soviet Union, there was first glide bomb of the KAP500 series. 1980, in the Soviet Union, for the first time, the Summer Olympic Games have taken place. The USA and some countries…
March 27 1999 Yugoslavia, neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad approximately at midnight, combat crew of Early Warning Air Defense has found unknown object and moving towards Belgrade. the mark in the screen of the radar was not accurate. But the first rocket has hit the mark At dawn it became obvious, the latest…
The U S Air Force is moving to retire the MQ-1 Predator drone in early 2018 with the newer MQ-9 Reaper drone to better address its combat needs. While replacement of the MQ-1 with the MQ-9 has been mulled for some time now, Air Force officials announced at least one attack squadron will stop flying…
On March 9th, 2018, the US Air Force officially retired Predator. Predator was the one which initiated the era of unmanned air combat and put the fear of god into the heart of America’s enemies especially the terrorists. MQ1 Predator is now replaced by a much more capable MQ-9 Reaper which will be the backbone…
Vietnam’s Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich met with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on August 8, a much-anticipated meeting that had been postponed from its original date. The two took stock of defense ties to date and agreed to deepen cooperation in several areas, including more naval engagement and information sharing. Though they discussed a wide…