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Good morning, United States Senators. First, let me thank you for your community service. Without your dedication to the successful continuance of these united states, the United States of America would not be what it […]
The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I. A modified license model was built by Oeffag for the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen). […]
The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju (“Aunt Ju”) and Iron Annie) is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. Development of the Ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed […]
On the heels of the image(s) of the new two-seat Chinese (J-20?) stealth fighter, images are emerging of what has been alleged to be China’s carrier-borne stealth fighter (J-XY/J-35?). Below are the latest Tweets that […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2, 2021 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel, signed an expanded teaming agreement, allowing the team to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact […]
Very big heads are butting over this issue as Radar Altimeters aren’t going away any time soon and neither is 5G The following was quoted in a letter drafted by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP […]
General Electric, October 29, 2021: The U.S. Air Force has awarded GE a $1.58 billion firm-fixed-price contract to supply F110 engines for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II. This selection makes GE the sole propulsion provider […]
1:32 Hasegawa Curtis P-40K: The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk […]
Lockheed Martin will add more than 300 new jobs for F-16 production and sustainment to its Greenville, South Carolina site by the end of 2022. The company is actively hiring today, and interested candidates can […]
The Orion spacecraft and mega-powerful Space Launch System are almost ready for their first big test. NASA will launch its Artemis missions using the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, seen together in this […]
October 22, 2021, Kathryn Hambleton, NASA: NASA’s Orion spacecraft is secured atop the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket, and the integrated system is entering the final phase of preparations for an upcoming uncrewed flight […]
Space Adventures had planned a Crew Dragon mission that would fly higher than the ISS and without professional astronauts on board, a concept similar to the Inspiration4 mission in September. Space Adventures: No SpaceX Mission: […]
It comes as no surprise to this writer that the squeaking wheel got the grease, yet again, from a special interest-riddled government whose promise is only as good as the dollars that are thrown at […]
Boeing E-7A Wedgetail: The Boeing 737 AEW&C is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design. It is lighter than the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry and has […]
Space Flight Now: Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center moved the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 moon mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building Tuesday for stacking on top of the Space Launch System. The […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale Sundowners F-4B Phantom II by Andrew Perry Sundowners McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally […]
Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2021 – The U.S. Army through the Consortium Management Group (CMG)/ Consortium for Command, Control, and Communications in Cyberspace (C5), awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] a Project Agreement to continue development […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale model by Michał Wołowczyk Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4: The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s […]
Adding to its various cargo-carrying capabilities, the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) demonstrated its ability to airdrop supplies, a major milestone that will eventually lead to quicker resupply missions for troops in challenging locations or out in […]
Beautiful 1:24 Scale Spitfire Model by Steve Evans The British Supermarine Spitfire was the only Allied fighter aircraft of the Second World War to fight in front line service from the beginnings of the conflict, […]
Click Here to Register for Lucy’s Launch NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of Lucy, the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids, […]
First Sentinel A4 Radar Comes Off the Line & Achieves Major Milestones While Remaining Ahead of Schedule Sentinel A4 Radar: On Oct. 11, 2021, Lockheed Martin announced that the U.S. Army Sentinel A4 Program Office […]
Beautiful Sci-Fi “what-if” Scale Model Viper by Steve Evans Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and […]
On October 12, 2021, Lockheed Martin’ announced that its Defiant X™/FLRAA Achieved 247 knots (284 mph/457 km/h). The Defiant uses a pusher prop with a clutch, a coaxial rotor system, and retractable landing gear to […]
Guy Kieckens’ 1:24 Scale Meng Model Fokker Dr.I Triplane The Fokker Dr.I (Dreidecker, “triplane” in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I […]
Kenny Chan Kin Tong’s 1:48 Scale Hobby Boss F4F-3S Wildcatfish Grumman F4F-3S Wildcatfish: The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the […]
Beautiful 1:48 Scale JASDF Phantom II by Steve Evans JASDF Phantom II: From 1968, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) purchased a total of 140 F-4EJ Phantom IIs without aerial refueling, AGM-12 Bullpup missile system, […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale model by Michał Wołowczyk The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon […]
Beautiful 1:48 scale model by Steve Evans The Yakovlev Yak-28 is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a tactical bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic […]
The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade Hypersonics Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Friday, October 8, 2021: The U.S. Army equipped […]
Lockheed Martin Awarded $3.7 Billion To Modernize Key Missile Defense Mission with the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI): Lockheed Martin, on Oct. 5, 2021, from Huntsville, AL, announced that the U.S. Missile […]
Newest Alabama Facility Includes Advanced Production Tools and Intelligent Factory Solutions for Hypersonic Weapons Production Lockheed Martin Hypersonic: Lockheed Martin, Courtland, Ala., Oct. 4, 2021. Lockheed Martin is breaking barriers in hypersonic technology, adding to its […]
China encroaches Taiwanese airspace: Record-breaking numbers of Chinese military planes probed Taiwan’s protected airspace over this weekend, prompting Taiwanese fighter jets to scramble and reinvigorating fears that China could ultimately use force to take possession of the […]
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. But the Atlantic hurricane season will […]
Hypersonic Scramjet-powered missile flies faster than Mach 5 DARPA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed a free flight test of its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) last week. The missile, built by Raytheon Technologies, was […]
Supersonic and hypersonic aircraft are slowly but surely coming back to the forefront of aviation. NASA is in the last development stages of its supersonic research aircraft, X-59, and Stratolaunch is getting ready to operate […]
Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the first video footage gathered by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean, the company said […]
An Unedited, Unredacted Report by Former CIA Operative Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Executive Director EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security EMP Attack: There has been a lot of propaganda and fear tactics published […]
The China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, or Zhuhai Airshow, is the largest airshow in mainland China. It has been held in even years in Zhuhai, Guangdong since 1996. We’ll […]
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) industry team have agreed on an F-35 production rebaseline that ensures predictability and stability in the production process while recovering the aircraft shortfall realized […]
China CH-6: From September 28 to October 3, during China’s big international airshow in Zhuhai city, south China’s Guangdong Province, the developers will display plenty of exciting aircraft models. One of them is China Aerospace […]
SpaceX: internet for Alaska! SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket just got another passenger. The powerful Falcon Heavy is now scheduled to loft Astranis’ first commercial communications satellite to orbit next spring, Astranis representatives announced Thursday (Sept. 23). The […]
The lunar lander saga continues. In our previous two articles addressing Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin (“A lead engineer at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has left to join Elon Musk’s SpaceX” and “Blue Origin lost […]
In partnership with @QldGov, we've selected Toowoomba in regional Queensland as the preferred site to produce and assemble the Boeing Airpower Teaming System by 2025. Release: https://t.co/X5YILI2HF2 pic.twitter.com/EKwMPDmsIk — Boeing Australia (@BoeingAustralia) September 22, 2021 […]
NASA: The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The team positioned the X-59 QueSST’s nose at the front of the aircraft. As […]
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber: In 2015, Northrup Grumman was awarded the B-21 Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the B-21 Raider advanced strategic bomber. The Air Force has publicly reported it intends to […]
Starting next year, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex guests will be able to explore the nine Merlin main engines, re-entry scorch marks, grid fins used for in-flight steering, and massive landing legs attached to the […]
Earlier this year, Dan Moore, who owns a farm in North Carolina, had unusual visits by not one, but two secretive aircraft. After a Russian-made Mi-17 Hip-type helicopter made an emergency landing, a dark gray […]
BIG Magnet: Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets. Scientists at […]
MHD/ESG Orions: I’ve lived in Florida for over twenty years. I’ve been from corner to corner, edge-to-edge. I once counted 168 alligators along the side of the Tamiami Trail in the Everglades – mere feet […]
The most advanced Super Hornet in history has completed its first flight, Boeing News Now said Sept. 10. Boeing test pilots Ty “Grouch” Frautschi and Sam “Splat” Platt last week lifted off from Boeing’s St. […]
Chinese Warships: The U.S. Coast Guard recently released a set of pictures of the Legend class cutter USCGC Bertholf shadowing a group of four Chinese warships sailing in America’s Exclusive Economic Zone near Alaska’s Aleutian […]
GOES-U: NASA has picked Falcon Heavy to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U), with a planned liftoff in April 2024 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, agency officials announced on Friday (Sept. 10). The […]
On October 12, 2021, Lockheed Martin’ announced that its Defiant X™/FLRAA Achieved 247 knots (284 mph/457 km/h). The Defiant uses a pusher prop with a clutch, a coaxial rotor system, and retractable landing gear to […]
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber: In 2015, Northrup Grumman was awarded the B-21 Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the B-21 Raider advanced strategic bomber. The Air Force has publicly reported it intends to […]
MHD/ESG Orions: I’ve lived in Florida for over twenty years. I’ve been from corner to corner, edge-to-edge. I once counted 168 alligators along the side of the Tamiami Trail in the Everglades – mere feet […]
Global Data: An Exclusive Article by The Florida Pilot There has been a lot of talk in the past few years about the future of strategy in global battles. Although over the past ten centuries, […]
Detwiler’s, Palmetto. OK, the lead-in. Where do I start? I guess I should preface all of this by saying this is NOT an advertisement for anyone. I started this newspaper as an information outlet with […]
From the First Walk on the Moon to the Auction Block In a little over a month, humanity will mark the 52nd anniversary of man’s, Neil Armstrong’s, first steps on the moon. On Jul. 20, 1969, […]
We visited NOAA Air Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida to discuss the impending Atlantic Hurricane season. 2021 Hurricane Season. On May 1, 2017 the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moved its Aircraft […]
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