
OPVs of the Holland class: a strong Dutch patrol fleet
The Royal Netherlands Navy currently possesses a relatively strong patrol fleet, the Holland-class, consisting of four offshore patrol vessels, commissioned between 2012 and 2013. The Holland-class OPVs,…

Why the Mirage 2000 from France Is Still A Fantastic Fighter
Though the Mirage 2000 bears a superficial resemblance to the dynasty of Dassault’s “delta-winged” fighters that preceded it, the aircraft featured marked advances over the earlier Mirages…

The Air Force Unveils 8 B-2 Stealth Bombers at Once, Raising a Stir in the World
In early November, the U.S. Air Force put up a rare display of nuclear power. Eight B-2 Spirit stealth bombers performed an elephant walk, essentially a parade of aircraft, at…

Russian MiG-31K Strike Fighter’s Hypersonic Ballistic Missile Is Fired Against Ukrainian Arms Depot in First Strike
On March 18 Russia’s newest strike fighter the MiG-31K saw its first combat mission supporting the country’s ωɑɾ effort in Ukraine with a strike on a Ukrainian…

There is no vehicle that can match the US Marines’ formidable AV-8B Harrier II.
The AV-8B was developed as a second-generation Harrier, primarily for the US Marine Corps. The Harrier II entered USMC service in 1984 and participated extensively in the…

Watch a drone use the “Skyhook Recovery System” to simulate a landing
Flight deck personnel assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (reinforced) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), launch the RQ-21A Blackjack…

Watch the ultra-fast and powerful cannon of the F-35 in action.
388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron was the first operational unit to fire the F-35A’s 25 mm cannon in a strafing run during training at the Utah…

Here is a prototype helicopter for the US Army that could take the place of the Black Hawk and Apache.
Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, attends a Boeing-Sikorsky flight demo of the SB-1 Defiant at the William P. Gwinn airport in West Palm Beach,…

The most sophisticated maritime surveillance aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton, was first unveiled in Australia.
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In the year 2000, the USMC started crew training for the MV-22B Osprey.
When the US bought the Harrier they must obviously have bought the technology (intellectual property), not a bad deal considering they had the steam train, the Jet…