Etiqueta: United States
The U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers tested new anti-ship weaponry during the RIMPAC 2024 exercise
During the RIMPAC 2024 exercise, a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber conducted maritime operations to sink a surface vessel using low-cost GPS-guided bombs. Specialists have highlighted this activity, which took place north of the Hawaiian island of Kauai on July 19, as unusual...
Sending a message to the U.S, the Chinese Air Force deployed for the first time in history its H-6 bombers to Alaska’s ADIZ
On July 24, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) revealed an unprecedented event. For the first time, Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6 strategic bombers, operating in conjunction with Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft, were detected flying within Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone...
Lockheed Martin unveiled its new Mako hypersonic missile for the stealth fighters of the U.S. Armed Forces
This week, the American company Lockheed Martin unveiled its new Mako hypersonic missile, the first capable of being deployed from the internal bays of the U.S. Armed Forces' fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighter jets. This system has been in development for seven years and,...
Russian Tu-95 and Chinese H-6K bombers were intercepted in the Alaska ADIZ by U.S. and Canadian Air Force F-16, F-35A, and F/A-18 fighters
In the past hours, U.S. and Canadian Air Force fighters intercepted Russian and Chinese strategic bombers operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). This information was disclosed in a press release from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and later confirmed...
Brazilian Army units specialized in Amazonian environments will be deployed to the U.S. as part of Exercise CORE 2024
With the aim of participating in a new edition of the Combined Operations and Rotation Exercises (CORE), Brazilian Army units specialized in operations in Amazonian environments will take part in the 2024 bilateral exercise alongside the U.S Army in August.
The Brazilian contingent for the...
The two U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers that were intercepted by Russian fighters arrived in Romania
After being intercepted in international airspace over the Arctic by Russian fighters, two B-52H bombers of the U.S Air Force (USAF) have arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, to join Task Force 24-4 deployed there. Specifically, both aircraft will be part of the...
The U.S. Navy has its first female Super Hornet pilot to achieve an air-to-air victory against drones
During the months that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea, a pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron 32 became the first American woman to achieve an air-to-air kill against a Houthi drone. The deployment of the Carrier Strike Group...
After considerable delays, Lockheed Martin delivered the first two F-35 Lightning II TR-3s to the U.S. Air Force
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin, the primary contractor for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, announced that deliveries of the first F-35s configured under the Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) standard began yesterday. This milestone comes after considerable delays, which had paused...
