Marines Say Military Helicopter Did Not Hover Low Over Trump Campaign Rally

Marines Say Military Helicopter Did Not Hover Low Over Trump Campaign Rally

 

A video shared by President Donald Trump this week prompted new questions about the use of military aircraft at political campaign rallies.

Trump on Wednesday shared a Twitter video appearing to compare the crowd sizes at one of his campaign rallies to a socially distanced event held by former Vice President Joe Biden.

The video of Trump's campaign, taken during an Oct. 23 rally in The Villages retirement community in Sumter County, Florida, appears to show the Marine One presidential helicopter hovering low over a cheering crowd while Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" plays in the background.

But the Marine Corps says the angle at which the video was taken doesn't show the full picture.

"The flight did not fly over (or hover over) the assembled crowd," Capt. Joe Butterfield, a Marine spokesman at the Pentagon, said. "The entire flight was conducted in accordance with U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps regulations, operating procedures and safety protocols."

Marine One, which is flown by members of Marine Helicopter Squadron One, landed at a safe distance from the crowd, he added, which the camera angle "does not appear to fully capture."

Footage from central Florida's Spectrum News 13, which captured the helo's approach from another angle, shows Marine One landing in a green space in front of the rally.

"In accordance with U.S. Navy regulations, no review or investigation is necessary," Butterfield said.

The Trump campaign did not respond to questions about the aircraft's movements or the decision to have a Marine Corps aircraft appear so prominently at a political campaign event, given the military's nonpartisan status.

The iconic Air Force One jet routinely appears behind Trump at political campaign rallies, and has for other politicians, too. Presidents can use the plane to travel to campaign events. Whether the aircraft should be featured at those events is debated by experts.

Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer and law professor, told The Washington Post in 2017 that presidents should put some distance between a political speech and famous taxpayer-funded aircraft.

"They can do all of the theatrics, but when he gives the speech, the plane should be to the side," Painter told the Post.

When Hillary Clinton accompanied then-President Barack Obama on Air Force One in 2016 when the two appeared together at a North Carolina campaign rally, Trump slammed the trip.

"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail by President Obama and Crooked Hillary," he tweeted at the time. "A total disgrace!"

When an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon was scrambled Wednesday to intercept a civilian aircraft flying near a Trump campaign rally in Arizona, it set off flares to get the aircraft's attention. Trump, who heard the aircraft while giving a speech on the ground, told the crowd the fighter was giving "the president a little display" after white streams from the flares appeared in the sky.

This is the second time a military helicopter's movements near crowds have raised questions in recent months. An investigation was launched in June after videos emerged of Army National Guard helicopters appearing to fly dangerously low over protesters in Washington, D.C., kicking up debris around demonstrators.

 

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MQ-25 'Stingray' Tanker Drone Design for the Navy

MQ-25 'Stingray' Tanker Drone Design for the Navy

Lockheed Martin is bringing the future of unmanned aircraft carrier aviation to the U.S. Navy with its MQ-25. An unmanned aircraft system designed for the U.S. Navy mission, it will provide the needed robust refueling capability thereby extending the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters.

Our aircraft is ready for the mission, the flight deck and the U.S. Navy. Boeing has been delivering carrier aircraft to the Navy for more than 90 years – we know the flight deck. Our MQ-25 brings the right combination of refueling, autonomy, and seamless carrier deck integration to deliver a solution that meets the U.S. Navy’s goals: put a low-cost unmanned aerial refueling aircraft on the flight deck as soon as possible.

Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, better known as Skunk Works, has released concept images of its MQ-25 'Stingray' design, an unmanned carrier-launched tanker plane. The refueling drone will compete against designs from Boeing and General Atomics for a Navy contract to build a fleet of the aircraft.

The Navy's MQ-25 program seeks a refueling drone that can perform catapult-launched takeoffs and arrested landings on aircraft carriers. The tanker should be capable of passing 14,000 lbs. of fuel to other planes at a range of 500 nautical miles from the carrier. Such a tanker could significantly extend the operating range of carrier-based fighter jets like the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-35C Joint Strike Fighter. A Super Hornet, for example, has a strike range of about 450 nautical miles. The Stingray could extend that range to more than 700 nmi.

The Navy is currently evaluating the tanker design from Skunk Works, as well as a drone from https://www.facebook.com/chickennnpubg/Boeing's Phantom Works known as the T-1 and a joint project between Boeing Autonomous Systems and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on another MQ-25 prototype. Boeing's T-1 prototype is currently conducting flight deck testing on a painted runway.

Lockheed's single-engine flying wing design is somewhat reminiscent of the B-2 Spirit, though with only a slightly longer wingspan than a fighter jet. It will need to be compact, and equipped with folding wings, to operate in the tight confines of an aircraft carrier flight deck.

Though the program does not call for stealth capabilities, Skunk Works' MQ-25 design's low profile could have modest stealth benefits. A spokesperson for Lockheed Martin told Popular Mechanics that it is working toward the Navy's requirements, and stealth is not one of them, but Lockheed "can absolutely rapidly integrate stealth into additional mission systems." The tanker, however, is designed to carry gas, and the concept images from Lockheed show the aircraft flying with a fuel pod mounted on its belly.

The aircraft design appears to have a camera and possibly sensors on its nose, likely for a remote pilot to fly the drone. It's possible that the Lockheed MQ-25 design also calls for some autonomous systems, such as collision avoidance or an automatic recall to the carrier.

Skunk Works also revealed its X-44A prototype at the Los Angeles County Airshow, a never-before-seen UAV demonstrator from the early 2000s that Lockheed says was part of a family of test vehicles. The timing of the unveiling is likely intended to showcase Lockheed's history of UAV aircraft designs ahead of the MQ-25 competition.

The Navy is expected to award a contract for the MQ-25 in around September of this year, with the first deliveries coming in the early or mid-2020s.

 

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North Korea military parade: North Korea displays 'massive I C B M

North Korea military parade:. North Korea displays 'massive ICB M
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Kim Jong-un: "I feel very grateful for all our people being healthy and sound"

North Korea held a rare night-time military parade on Saturday, attended by leader Kim Jong-un.

The parade marked the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party.

Correspondents say that previously unseen "massive" long range ballistic missiles were displayed. North Korea typically uses its parades to show off new missiles and weaponry.

It is the country's first parade in two years and comes just weeks ahead of the US presidential election.

North Korea had not featured ballistic missiles in its parades since President Donald Trump and Mr Kim held their first summit in 2018.

According to South Korea's military, the parade took place before dawn on Saturday. The reason for its early timing is not yet known.

No foreign media or foreigners were allowed to attend, so analysts are relying on edited state-media footage which is being released to assess the parade.

 

the parade, none of those involved appeared to be wearing masks

Images showed Mr Kim wearing a grey Western-style suit, receiving flowers from children.

In a speech, he said North Korea would continue to "strengthen" its military for "self-defence and deterrence".

 

He also said he was grateful that no North Koreans have contracted Covid-19.

"I wish good health to all the people around the world who are fighting the ills of this evil virus," he said.

 

Despite claiming the country has no cases of coronavirus, Mr Kim continues to hold high-level meetings to ensure tight restrictions remain in place.

 

Analysts have said it is highly unlikely that North Korea has not experienced any coronavirus cases at all.

 

Kim Jong-un ended his speech with a cry of "long live our great people!", but only after conceding that his country was struggling economically.

 

But from seeing the military hardware trundling across Kim Il-sung Square on state television, it's clear there has been no expense spared on North Korea's armed forces.

Analysts watching the highly choreographed event online will have noticed soldiers armed with new assault weapons, along with what look like new air defence systems and armoured vehicles.

 

However, it is the sight of new ballistic missiles that will cause the most concern in foreign capitals.

First came the Pukguksong 4A submarine-launched missile, followed by a huge Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on a launcher vehicle with a colossal eleven axles, so new we don't even know what name it's been given.

North Korea has spent the last year or so saying it would build up its nuclear capabilities, and the show of the new ICBM at Saturday's parade is designed to bolster this message. Where that takes the prospects for peace and diplomacy on the Korean peninsula is anybody's guess.

 

There was no sign of anyone wearing masks during the parade. However, there were far fewer people involved in the event than usual, AFP news agency reports.

North Korea closed its borders to the outside world in January to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 spreading from neighbouring China.

Authorities have reportedly issued "shoot-to-kill" orders along the border and created a buffer zone to stop anyone entering the country.

 

image captionSatellite imagery had spotted people practicing for weeks

Last month Mr Kim apologised for the fatal shooting of a South Korean. South Korea said the 47-year-old man was found by troops while floating in the North's waters. He was then shot dead and his body was set alight, according to Seoul.

For weeks, satellite imagery has shown thousands of people practising for Saturday's parade.

Foreign officials in Pyongyang had been told to avoid travelling through the city, going near the event venue and taking photos of the event.

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RQ-21A Blackjack Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)

RQ-21A Blackjack Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)

 

The RQ-21A Blackjack is a small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) designed and developed by Insitu, a Boeing company, to meet the requirements of the US Navy and the US Marine Corps (USMC).

The Blackjack can be deployed in persistent maritime and land-based tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, data collection, target acquisition and dissemination missions.

The multi-intelligence aircraft system constitutes five air vehicles with multi-mission payloads, two ground control stations and ancillary equipment.

The USMC has a requirement for 32 RQ-21A unmanned systems, while the US Navy requires 25 systems to be used for shipboard, special warfare and expeditionary operations.

Insitu secured a $43.7m contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in July 2010 to design and develop the RQ-21A Blackjack.

The USMC received a system from Insitu in Integrator configuration in January 2012 to execute early operational capability (EOC) for the STUAS programme. The maiden flight of the same was performed in the same month and the new system was deployed with USMC’s unmanned aerial vehicle squadron (VMU) 2 and 3.

The RQ-21A Blackjack successfully performed its first flight in July 2012. The land-based testing of the aircraft system was concluded in December 2012.

The Blackjack successfully performed first ship-borne flight from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in February 2013. The low-rate initial production was authorised in May 2013.

The first east coast flight trials were performed from the Webster Field Annex at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in June 2013.

The unmanned aircraft system was launched at a test range in Boardman, Oregon, in December 2013 during the Navy and Marine Corps acceptance testing. The USMC accepted and commenced the operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) in January 2014 at its Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. The system is expected to achieve initial operational capability in spring 2014.

The RQ-21A is a twin-tailed UAS based on the Integrator unmanned system. It is a successor to Insitu’s ScanEagle, and supports both land and maritime operations.

The length and wing span of the Blackjack are 8.2ft and 16ft respectively. The system has an empty structure weight of 81lb, maximum takeoff weight of 135lb, and maximum payload capacity of 39lb.

The roll-on, roll-off capability of the RQ-21A assists to perform ship-to-objective manoeuvres. The lower logistics footprint ensures deployment from small sites and ship decks. The UAS supports tactical operations on land and at sea as it doesn’t need a runway for landing.

The standard payload configuration of the RQ-21A includes electro-optic imager, mid-wave infrared imager, laser rangefinder, infrared (IR) marker, and automatic identification system (AIS) receivers. The sophisticated payload allows military units to quickly address the emerging threats. The system requires 350W of onboard power for the payload operation.

The configurable payload spaces of the Blackjack are interfaced with a communications relay package, including Ethernet (TCP/IP) protocol and data encryption device.

“The configurable payload spaces of the Blackjack are interfaced with a communications relay package, including Ethernet (TCP/IP) protocol and data encryption device.”

Z Microsystems received a contract from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center in February 2013 to provide intelligent display series (IDS) for RQ-21A. The IDS features flat panel displays that provide real-time enhanced video capabilities.

The UAS can carry sensor payloads weighing up to 25lb and can be reconfigured to accommodate new payloads to meet expanded mission requirements.

The RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system is powered by a reciprocating engine rated at 8hp. The engine integrates the electronic fuel injection (EFI), and burns JP-5 and JP-8 fuels.

The UAS can execute mission for more than 13 hours. It has a ceiling of over 19,500ft and a minimum operating range of 50nm. The maximum horizontal speed and the cruise speeds are 90kt and 60kt respectively.

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Raptor Aircraft: Flying the Raptor Prototype

Raptor Aircraft Flying the Raptor Prototype



The Raptor is a four to five-seat single-engined canard-wing homebuilt light aircraft, whose prototype is under development by Raptor Aircraft of Ball Ground, Georgia, United States. The Raptor's tricycle landing gear is fully retractable, and the streamlined pressurized airframe is optimized for a fast cruising speed at high altitudes. The aircraft is intended to be supplied in kit form for amateur construction.



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US increases military pressure on China as tensions rise over pandemic

US increases military pressure on China as tensions rise over pandemic

The US is upping military pressure on China amid increased tensions over the South China Sea and accusing Beijing of seeking to leverage the coronavirus pandemic to extend its sphere of influence in the region.
Over the last few weeks US Navy ships and Air Force B-1 bombers have undertaken missions aimed at sending a very public message that the US military intends to maintain a presence in the region and reassure allies.

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Air Force Begins Live-Fire Testing on New Helicopter, Jolly Green II

The Air Force's new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter, known as the "Jolly Green II," has begun live-fire ground testing, the service said this week.
All of the ground testing was done using the unit's first "Whiskey 1" model, made by Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky. Each of the weapons is interchangeable via the helicopter's adaptable gun mount system.
The Whiskey 1 "contains specialized test instrumentation that allows Sikorsky to monitor hundreds of parameters during the flights and envelope expansion testing," according to the release. "That specialized instrumentation allowed the testers to record the stress and strains in the aircraft caused by firing the weapons."

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Marine One Transports President Trump to Walter Reed Hours After COVID-1...

The White House transported the commander in chief to a nearby military hospital for observation less than 24 hours after the president announced he had tested positive for the illness caused by the coronavirus.

Marine One, the president's helicopter, lifted off from the White House lawn Friday evening to fly President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. Trump's doctor, in a Friday memo, said the president remained fatigued but was in good spirits.



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Video shows biden calls military stupid

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Air Force’s B-1 Bomber Fleet Months Ahead of Repair Schedule

The U.S. Air Force's B-1B Lancer fleet is no longer as broken as it used to be, according to a top general.
The readiness of the long-range supersonic bomber fleet is improving, and its recovery and maintenance are well ahead of schedule, thanks to concentrated resources dedicated to bringing the workhorse airframe out of its previous abysmal state, Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, said Wednesday.

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Army Takes First Step Toward Equipping Tactical, Combat Vehicles with El...

The U.S. Air Force has issued its official request for proposal to acquire a small fleet of turboprop aircraft as part of its light attack effort.

The service wants a limited number of Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer Defense & Security A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to increase "partner capacity, capability, and interoperability via training and experimentation," officials said in a news release Friday.

A contract award is expected before year's end for the A-29, and in early 2020 for the AT-6.

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Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter On Track To Become Heaviest...

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he CH-53K King Stallion helicopter being developed by Sikorsky for the U.S. Marine Corps has overcome early challenges and is meeting all key performance objectives. The program is on schedule to complete testing and commence operational deployments in 2023.

No U.S. military service has previously tried to develop a rotorcraft with the lift and handling features of the King Stallion. The Marine Corps specified a detailed series of performance requirements for the CH-53K, but the most critical was that it must be able to deliver a payload of 27,000 pounds over a distance of 110 nautical miles (127 statute miles) in 90-degree weather, and then return safely to its point of origin.

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Air Force Makes Move to Buy Limited Number of Light Attack Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force has issued its official request for proposal to acquire a small fleet of turboprop aircraft as part of its light attack effort.

The service wants a limited number of Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer Defense & Security A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to increase "partner capacity, capability, and interoperability via training and experimentation," officials said in a news release Friday.

A contract award is expected before year's end for the A-29, and in early 2020 for the AT-6.



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Chinook Block II Upgrade Programme

Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook, in service since the Vietnam War, is currently the U.S. Army’s only heavy-lift cargo helicopter. With such a long and active service record, the CH-47 has seen its fair share of retrofit and upgrade programs, the most recent being the D-to-F Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). The first CH-47F prototype flew nearly two decades ago, in 2001, and the Army has been remanufacturing CH-47Ds to the F configuration and building new-production CH-47Fs ever since. As of mid-2019, the Army had taken delivery of more than 460 out of a planned 475 Block I CH-47Fs. The Block I upgrade, which is edging ever-nearer to completion, was not, however, intended to be the final evolution of the CH-47F, at least not according to the FY19 DoD budget. The CH-47 Block I to Block II program, which was to be funded at $881.2 million (including training and support) from FY21-FY23 per the FY19 budget, had been removed from FY20-FY24 spending plans as of early 2019. Here’s what we know about the status of the Chinook’s Block II upgrade program.


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Bell V-280 Flies 322 MPH, Army Secretary Praises Program

Bell’s V-280 Valor prototype exceeded 280 knots this week, making good on the aircraft’s namesake speed, the company announced this afternoon.

And it’ll fly faster before it’s done, a Bell executive. The news is the latest public triumph for Bell’s tiltrotor technology at a time when its rival for the Army-led Future Vertical Lift program, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant, is still in ground testing after repeated delays. And, coincidentally or otherwise, Army Secretary Mark Esper went out of his way this afternoon to praise FVL as a model for Army modernization.

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U.S. Army taps Sikorsky Raider X, Bell Invictus for FARA fly-off

Air Force Tests New Bomb That Could Replace Controversial Cluster Munitions

Military Moves Forward with Plan to Make Air Force One Supersonic

This Is Our First Look At The Marines' New CH-53K King Stallion Flying F...

Pentagon Approves 5 Small Commercial Drones for Troops

The Pentagon has given the green light for military units to purchase small drones from five companies following a monthslong review aimed at ending the military's reliance on emerging tech made in China.

Specifically, the drones that have been OKed for purchase next month include 

1. Skydio's X2-D; 

2. Parrot's Anafi USA; 

3. Altavian's M440 Ion; 

4. Teal Drones' Golden Eagle 

5. Vantage Robotics' Vesper

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Drone That Could Replace Army's RQ-7 Shadow Undergoes Testing

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customer-selected payload in a single flight, Textron Systems' Aerosonde Small
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a class by itself. It is field-proven with more than 450,000 flight hours,
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This could be the Air Force's future flying car of choice

Air Force's Secret X-37B Space Plane Just Scored a Big Win

Unconscious F-16 Pilot's Life Saved by Auto-GCAS

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Lockheed has confirmed that it is developing the SR-72 spy plane At hype...

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has confirmed that it is developing the SR-72 spy plane. The successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, which was capable of Mach 3.5, the SR-72 will be a hypersonic unmanned aircraft capable of Mach 6, or just over 4,500 mph. At hypersonic speeds, the SR-72 will be able to traverse any continent in around an hour — meaning, if they’re strategically positioned around the world on aircraft carriers, the US military can strike or surveil any location on Earth in about an hour. It is also suspected that the SR-72’s hypersonic engine tech — some kind of hybrid scramjet — will find its way into the US military’s High Speed Strike Weapon (HSSW), a missile that can theoretically strike anywhere on Earth in just a few minutes.

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The Army and Northrop Grumman’s IBCS simul

An interceptor missile is launched by U.S. Army soldiers at White Sands Missile Range during Flight Test 5 (FT-5), the most sophisticated and difficult development test yet for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS), developed by Northrop Grumman. IBCS was used to continuously track two incoming surrogate cruise missile threats and launch two interceptor missiles to successfully destroy them.

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The Army and Northrop Grumman’s IBCS simul

An interceptor missile is launched by U.S. Army soldiers at White Sands Missile Range during Flight Test 5 (FT-5), the most sophisticated and difficult development test yet for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS), developed by Northrop Grumman. IBCS was used to continuously track two incoming surrogate cruise missile threats and launch two interceptor missiles to successfully destroy them.

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Air Force's Hypersonic Weapon Hits 'Major Milestone' in New Test

Army Patriot Missile Connects With Air Force F-35 to Destroy Cruise Missile

Imagine cruise missile threats streaming through the air toward multiple vulnerable targets. As that happens, radar nodes light up across a wide-spanning territory as an airborne F-35 senses the attack. The stealth fighter then hands off targeting data to ground-based U.S. Army Patriot interceptor missiles, knocking the approaching missiles straight out of the sky and destroying the attacking threat.

This kind of warfare development, wherein multiple sensor nodes track and share information across domains to identify and destroy threats, represents the exact intention of the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).

IBCS is a fast-emerging technical system engineered by Northrop Grumman to network radar and sensor nodes throughout wide ranging air, ground and sea operating environments as a new interwoven, or meshed, air defense network. 

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All the Reasons Why the Air Force's F-16 Is Still a Deadly Plane

A very good war machine and America has many good fighter jets, and that includes the F-16 which has been constantly upgraded. Here's how it still stacks up well against many foreign jets.

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The Army Just Wrapped Up Its First Robot Vehicle Experiment

The Army grappled with the difficult challenge of getting heavy robotic combat vehicles into formation during a month-long experiment in Fort Carson, Colorado, and going the clearer way to bring robots into flocks while still many years old more years. ground robots are seamlessly installed with the unit.

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The New F-15X Fighters of Air Force- The Ultimate Weapons or Obsolete

The US Air Force is moving forward with plans to purchase a new F-15 Eagle fighter jet, initiating its first fourth-generation fighter program in more than 20 years. In a presolicitation notice recently posted on the government's acquisition and awards website, the service announced it will sole-source two contracts, one for the F-15EX and the other for its F110 engines.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center "intends to award a sole source indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to The Boeing Company for a refresh to the F-15C/D fleet and augment the F-15E fleet," one solicitation reads. The Defense Department expects a response from Boeing by February 7.

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Why the B-2 Spirit is one of the Most Feared Aircraft in the Sky

The idea of an aircraft that could avoid missiles and interceptors was something that was first considered by the American military aircraft designers in the mid-1970s. A few years later, plans were well underway to construct such an aircraft, and in 1988, the aircraft, now christened the B-2 Stealth Bomber was unveiled to the public.


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This is how Trump moves his troops and weapons to the battlefield

Military transport aircraft or military cargo aircraft are used to airlift troops, weapons and other military equipment to support military operations. Transport aircraft can be used for both strategic and tactical missions, and are often diverted to civil emergency relief missions.


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This is how Trump moves his troops and weapons to the battlefield

Military transport aircraft or military cargo aircraft are used to airlift troops, weapons and other military equipment to support military operations. Transport aircraft can be used for both strategic and tactical missions, and are often diverted to civil emergency relief missions.

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The U.S. Army: Has restarted its effort to replace Bradley fighting vehicle

The US Army has now restarted its efforts to replace the Cold War era Bradley combat vehicle with the Option Manned Battle Vehicle (OMFV), which is a top priority in the service modernization strategy.

Program officials released a draft request for proposal (RFP) for the OMFV's Preliminary Digital Design phase, aimed at gathering additional industry feedback prior to the final RFP release for this phase later this year, according to a July 17 Army news release.

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Very sophisticated: Amphibious Ships Get Rid of Drones with Laser Weapon...

The U.S. Navy has been
developing directed-energy weapons (DEWs), to include lasers, since the 1960s.
DEWs are defined as electromagnetic systems capable of converting chemical or
electrical energy to radiated energy and focusing it on a target, resulting in
physical damage that degrades, neutralizes, defeats, or destroys an adversarial
capability.

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The LGM-30G Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile

The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) is the U.S. Air Force’s intended replacement for the Boeing LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system, the land-based, silo-launched backbone of the nuclear deterrence triad. GBSD deployment is expected to begin in 2027, and GBSD will remain in service through 2075


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The LGM-30G Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile

The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) is the U.S. Air Force’s intended replacement for the Boeing LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system, the land-based, silo-launched backbone of the nuclear deterrence triad. GBSD deployment is expected to begin in 2027, and GBSD will remain in service through 2075


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lgm-30g minuteman iii
lgm 30g minuteman iii
lgm-30g minuteman iii icbm
lgm-30g minuteman
minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile

The LGM-30G Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile

The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) is the U.S. Air Force’s intended replacement for the Boeing LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM weapon system, the land-based, silo-launched backbone of the nuclear deterrence triad. GBSD deployment is expected to begin in 2027, and GBSD will remain in service through 2075


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minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile

F-22 Raptor Force's Radical New Training Plan

The impacts of the Pentagon's short-sighted decision to stop buying F-22 Raptor stealth fighters after the production of just 195 examples have long been visible in the high costs to operate and maintain the jets and historically low readiness rates across the relatively small fleet. All of this limits how much the Air Force can get out of what is arguably its most capable air-to-air aerial combat platform. While the idea of building more Raptors is off the table, the service is hoping that radical changes to how it trains its fighter pilots will free up more of these planes for combat missions or use as high-end "red air" aggressors.

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