US Navy testing electromagnetic catapult

Members of the U.S. Navy de-board a Boeing P-8 Poseidon that arrived on the flightline of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 5, 2015. The aircraft, which departed from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., is in Europe to participate in BALTOPS 2015, an annual allied interoperability exercise that will allow ground, maritime and air forces from […]

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter was hit by gunfire near the Mexican border Friday evening, according to Laredo police. The helicopter landed in an industrial park on the city’s northwest side and no injuries were reported, said investigator Joe Baeza, a police spokesman. The shooting happened shortly after 5 p.m., Baeza said. A […]

Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft specifically designed, built, and used for the purpose of transporting the president. The Presidential aircraft is a prominent symbol […]

From the ashes of the US Army’s canceled 70-ton ground combat vehicle, the Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV) program has begun to sprout — at least concepts for it. The Army has awarded two contracts of more than $28 million each to BAE Systems Land and Armaments and General Dynamics Land Systems to develop design concepts […]

Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet will drop weapons and take part in a major U.S. military exercise this week for the first time, another milestone for the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, Air Force officials said Monday.The exercise, called “Green Flag West,” tests the U.S. military’s ability to engage in air-to-surface conflicts and helps get […]

A military aircraft ran off a Naval Station runway and landed in the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island Friday afternoon. reported cbs8.com. The pilot safely ejected from the Navy T-45C aircraft and was recovered by local mariners in the bay. The aircraft, assigned to Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), was conducting routine training in preparation […]

There are many vehicle Active Protection Systems out there, but all for land vehicles. At SOFIC 2015 Orbital ATK is showing its HAPS (Helicopter Active Protection System), the first one of its kind. Just some weeks ago, Orbital ATK completed key test of this system. ATK performed a live-fire demonstration of a key element of […]

Boeing has floated the idea of selling refurbished A-10 Warthogs to other nations as the US Air Force seeks to retire the venerable attack airplane. The company is currently extending the service life of the air force’s A-10 fleet through a re-winging programme, and it recently delivered its 100th modification with more than 70 modifications […]

The United States announced Thursday the delivery of 52 Humvee military vehicles and a patrol boat to help Tunisia counter jihadi violence and ward off the insecurity of neighboring Libya. The 52 HMMWVs aim “to improve force mobility” of the Tunisian army, the U.S. embassy in Tunis said. It also announced the delivery of a […]