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US Air Force Reveal New B-21 Bomber
Much of America’s air power has been in service for many years, most notably the venerable B-52. Now, they plan to bring a new craft to the fleet. Christened the B-21, and the result of Northrop Grumman’s work on the US Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) project, looks very…
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‘Super Hornet’ Figher Jet to Carry Autonomous Anti-Ship Missile
The US Navy is planning to put Lockheed Martin’s autonomous LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) on the F/A-18 Super Hornet. This addition will make the jet capable to fire the missile that tracks and wipe out targets mostly or entirely on its own. LRASM does use an autonomous guidance technology designed to allow…
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US Navy Testing Electromagnetic Catapults to Help Launch Aircraft from Carriers
Aircraft carriers have been equipped with steam-powered catapults from the very start in order to help launch fighters and bombers and get them airborne quick. However, this old-fashioned technology seems to be a bit too old for the Navy to use it on newer multi-million aircraft. As an alternative, the…
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