2016-02-29 The venerable CH-53 has been a staple for Marines in providing heavy lift since the Vietnam War. The origins of the heavy lift helo is described by Wikipedia as follows: In 1960, the United States Marine Corps began to seek a replacement for their HR2S piston-powered helicopters. On 27 January 1961, the Marine Corps…
2016-02-12 By Scott Truver In the early morning of Feb. 18, 1991, the U.S. amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LPH-10) struck an Iraqi contact mine in the northern Persian Gulf, ripping a 25-foot by 23-foot hole in her starboard side below the waterline. The quick reaction of her commanding officer and his crew managed…
01/30/2016: The video shows the arrival of the first three Rafale fighter jets for the Egyptian Air Force in July 21, 2015. The first three jets arrived in Egypt in July 2015 as part of the deal, which consists of 24 Rafale jets and a FREMM (Frégate Européenne Multi-Missions) multipurpose frigate. The…
2016-01-29 According to our partner defenceWeb, the Egyptian air force has received a second batch of three Rafales from France. The aircraft were all two-seat Rafale DM variants – on 16 February 2015, Egypt ordered 16 two-seat DMs and eight single-seat Rafale EMs. The first three delivered were also two-seaters…
2016-01-27 By Richard Weitz During his three day visit to India, French President François Hollande had the honor of attending India’s Republic Day parade. The military sent a contingent to participate in the parade and this was the first time a foreign military contingent has done so. The French delegation engaged…
2016-01-26 The Indians have developed and are building their own fighter aircraft in the form of the Tejas aircraft. According to the Indian Aeronautical Development Agency: India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) together with its variants, is the smallest and lightest Multi-Role Supersonic Fighter Aircraft of its class. This single engine,…
2016-01-23 When the US Navy declared IOC on the Rolling Air Frame Missile Block 2 in 2014, you would barely know of its origins. The Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) on Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2, which brings greater accuracy and maneuverability to the self-defense system, the company…
2016-01-12 The Russians are building an Arctic capable rotorcraft fleet for commercial and military purposes. Late last year, the Russian Defense Ministry took delivery of its first Mi-8 ANTSh-V for Arctic missions. This version of the Mi-8 was developed for operations below -40C. “The wealth of expertise we built up…
