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What other aircraft fly with US President’s Air Force One?
Air Force One
When the US President travels by Air, he uses one of two specially configured Boeing 747-200Bs. Planning for this procedure takes several hours before each trip, and it requires meticulous coordination.
The aircraft that carries the President is called Air Force One, or technically VC-25. Besides the President, it also transports his work team and a select group of White House journalists.
Colombian police tracked down the two men and a woman who drugged two U.S. soldiers then robbed them in 2020 in Bogota. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade).
Two U.S. soldiers looking for a drink and a bar in which to watch a soccer game in Bogata, Colombia instead ran into a ‘tomaseas’ scam — local slang for adding a drug to someone’s drink in order to rob them. Both soldiers ended up in the hospital when a Colombian couple slipped them a series of drugs over a night of drinking.
As the U.S. plans for a withdrawal of American troops from Niger, it’s also facing calls from its neighbor, Chad, to remove its small contingent of troops. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Evan Parker).
Days after the U.S. accepted demands to withdraw American troops from Niger, the U.S. is also facing calls from its African neighbor, Chad, to remove its small contingent of troops.
“We can confirm the beginning of discussions between the U.S. and Niger for the orderly withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country,” Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen.
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Russia receives a new version of Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifles.
The Kalashnikov consortium has completed the delivery of the last batch of its AK-12 assault rifles, model 2023, to the Russian army. This milestone occurs after a series of mandatory tests that each rifle must undergo. Kalashnikov transmitted this information on April 20, 2024.
The 2023 version of the AK-12 was developed after the experiences in the Northern Military District, where previous versions (2018 and 2021) had been used.
Former Army Capt. Nicholas Brooklier poses for a photo at Recruiting Sub-Station Killeen, Recruiting Station Fort Worth, Texas before shipping out to Marine Corps Recruit Training on Jan. 31, 2024. (Cpl. Jaiden O. Sangster/U.S. Marine Corps).
A former Army officer has relinquished his captain’s bars to enlist in the Marine Corps.
“I was kind of at a point in my life in the Army where I didn’t feel really fulfilled,” Nicholas Brooklier said in a Marine Corps news story. “So, it was either get out and go to the civilian world, and to be honest, I did not want to do that.
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Hezbollah claims to have brought down Israel’s ‘best UAV in the world’
The Hezbollah group said it shot down the Israeli Hermes 450 UAV, a model called “the best in the world,” in southern Lebanon.
“Islamic Resistance members downed an enemy drone (UAV) on the evening of April 21 in the sky of Al Aishiyeh region in southern Lebanon,” the Hezbollah force announced on Telegram.
The armed group later revealed that this was an Israeli Hermes-450 series UAV, adding that it was shot down while on a combat mission.
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Netanyahu’s Strategic Response to Iran’s Attack
Introduction: Netanyahu’s Dilemma
Iran attacked Israeli territory with over 300 unmanned aerial vehicles, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles on April 13. This was a significant challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership. To respond, he had to consider how to retaliate without starting an all-out war with Iran. Any misstep in Israel’s response could have severe consequences, escalating tensions with Iran. Netanyahu’s dilemma was how to respond quickly and decisively without making things worse.
In “The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries,’ Ronnie Adkins and Rudy Reyes seek the truth behind shocking images and footage on their new series on The HISTORY Channel and WE. CAN’T. WAIT. The show’s official background: “Combat veterans Rudy Reyes and Ronnie Adkins unravel the mysteries behind the strangest and most controversial images, sounds, and documents from the modern history of war. Mysteries span the modern era of warfare, including the World Wars, The Korean War, the Vietnam War, The Cold War, The Gulf War, and the conflicts of the 21st century.
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A general officer previously tapped to serve as the Marine Corps’ top information official will no longer be assuming that role and no new nominee has been selected to fill the post, according to a spokesperson.
In March 2023, the Department of Defense announced that Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage had been nominated to serve as the next deputy commandant for information. However, a release from the Marine Corps last month noted that after Heritage relinquished command of Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command to Maj. Gen.
The military radar market is projected to be dominated by the air sector, moving ahead of the land sector from 2025, according to GlobalData.
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The USS Boxer returned to San Diego on April 11 after leaving on a delayed Amphibious Ready Group deployment with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Group.
The two Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Sikorsky) SH-60Ks, which crashed on 20 April, were participating in an anti-submarine exercise with the JMSDF submarines and surface vessels, according to the service. In this representative 2016 photo, a JMSDF SH-60K Seahawk (in the front) operates with a US Navy MH-60R Seahawk.
Türkiye has placed four new contracts for domestically developed aircraft, including the first for the Hürjet Block 1 jet trainer (pictured here) and for the T625 Gökbey helicopter. (Turkish Aerospace)
Türkiye has placed its first contracts for the domestically developed Hürjet jet trainer aircraft and Gökbey helicopter.
A signature ceremony for these and two other manned aerial platforms was held with participants from Turkish Aerospace (TA), the Defence Industry Agency of Türkiye (SSB), the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the Ministry the Interior on 18 April.
One of the six C-130s that Germany is contributing to the joint unit with France seen at ILA 2022 in Berlin. All 10 of the unit’s aircraft are now located at Évreux-Fauville Air Base in northern France. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
The joint Franco-German C-130 air transport squadron has received its final aircraft, with all 10 Lockheed Martin KC/C-130J tanker and transport aircraft now located at Évreux-Fauville Air Base in northern France.
OCCAR has amended the Italian Army and Air Force CAMM-ER missile systems contract with MBDA for the second time.
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M10 Booker Combat Vehicle (pictured) will be put through its paces at Fort Liberty in boreal summer 2024. (US Army photo by Bernardo Fuller)
One company in the 82nd Airborne Division will be the first unit to perform operational testing on the new M10 Booker combat vehicle in boreal summer 2024 and will then become the first unit equipped if the testing is successful, army leaders announced on 18 April.
Sonar 2087 (the variable depth towed body is pictured here) remains the RN surface fleet’s principal long-range ASW sensor. SEA’s software application is designed to automatically determine the optimum deployment depth of an active sonar projector and the receive array within the water column. (Richard Scott/NAVYPIX)
UK company Systems Engineering and Assessment (SEA) has been tasked to demonstrate a software application designed to enhance the performance of the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) principal surface ship anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar system.
Ahead of a joint training exercise in Norway, t
The Spanish Government plans to update and acquire additional National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) from Kongsberg.
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Ukraine has likely downed a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber, one that likely launched cruise missiles against targets in inside Ukraine.
Tsarizm has shown the footage to our sources who are military pilots and they confirm the likely shoot down, not a ‘technical malfunction’ as Moscow suggests.
According to our knowledgeable sources, a missile likely blew off the rear ‘swing-wing’ and caused the spin, not likely an engine fire.
In addition, a still frame from the video shows the nose ‘bent’.
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The Army’s new software directive aims to make the service more adept at applying modern software practices to enhance speed and agility.
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The three Royal Australian Navy officers integrate into the U.S. submarine fleet.
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The disassembled L-39 light combat jet after being offloaded from a freight truck in Ukraine. (Lithuanian MoD)
Lithuania has successfully transferred an Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros light strike jet to Ukraine, transporting the aircraft in the back of a freight lorry.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the delivery on 20 April, saying the single-engined jet had been transferred as part of a wider military aid package to Kyiv.
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With an increasing number of commercial satellites, military constellations and all their data flowing through space, government and industry…
The US has begun to exempt Australia and the UK from ITAR restrictions for military technologies related to AUKUS.
Quantum technology is at the forefront of most advanced nations’ long-term defence planning, from the US and EU to China.
US Army unveiled a mission partner kit (MPK) to streamline communication across different languages during multinational military exercises.
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US House of Representatives approved a $95.34bn legislative package aimed at providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
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What is the M10 Booker? This little-known platform, which is somewhere between an IFV and an MBT, will provide much-needed infantry support.
If you think America’s controls on China’s access to advanced chips are important, you might have been troubled by the claim from the chief of one of China’s most important semiconductor equipment manufacturers that 80 percent of the chipmaking equipment China imports could be replaced by domestic tools by the end of 2024. The U.S. export control regime on China is designed to restrain the growth of China’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing by limiting Beijing’s access to exquisite machine tools produced by the United States and its allies.
Nigeria is to receive 24 M-346 aircraft that will be used in both the trainer and combat roles. While Leonardo offers both the M-346FA and M-346FT (pictured) combat versions of the aircraft, all official announcements on the Nigerian deal by the NAF and/or Leonardo to date have referred only to the baseline M-346 advanced jet trainer that comes with a secondary combat capability.
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FILE: U.S. soldiers stand near an armored military vehicle on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023. (Delil Souleiman /AFP via Getty Images).
For the first time in more than a month, Iraqi militants fired rockets at U.S. forces in the Middle East. Five rockets were launched from inside Iraq at a U.S. base inside northeastern Syria, Iraqi security forces announced Sunday night.
The attack took place at roughly 9:50 p.m.
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Can any aircraft beat the F-22 Raptor?
This formidable fighter-bomber is equipped with dual attack capabilities, both air-to-air and air-to-ground. It can carry two 1,000-pound GBU-32 joint direct attack munitions.
Let’s examine this question: Can any aircraft beat the F-22 Raptor?
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor represents the cutting-edge tactical fighter aircraft, a collaboration between industry giants such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney, which supplies the engines.
Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conduct a freefall jump out of a of a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, over the Pacific Ocean near Homer, Alaska, March 3, Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth.
The National Guard’s country-wide plan to level out personnel numbers is being pushed back a year for Alaska’s Air National Guard. Instead of going into effect this October, the National Guard Bureau will push implementing the new changes to Sept. 30, 2025.
(Image courtesy Dan Smith at Lionsgate).
Since the end of World War II, the “men on a mission” action film genre has been rich in great entries. It makes sense: small units taking on insurmountable odds away from the front lines makes for great tension. Guy Ritchie’s new film just has the benefit of being based on history. “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” now in theaters, follows members of the No. 62 Commandos led by Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill), tasked with taking out an Italian ship that’s full of supplies for the Nazi U-boat fleet.
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Israel used missile called “The Rampage” in attack against Iran
This missile, 4.7 meters long, has the ability to reach supersonic speeds, which significantly complicates its detection and interception by defense systems such as the Iron Dome.
The missile used in the alleged Israeli attack on a military base near the Iranian city of Isfahan was a locally made air-to-ground projectile known as The Rampage, according to Hebrew media reports.
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$61.2 billion for the US Defense budget.
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has urged Congress to ratify the Department of Defense’s (DoD) proposed fiscal year 2025 budget.
The proposal, which amounts to 849.8 billion dollars, allocates 61.2 billion specifically to enhance the air dominance of the armed forces.
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During a session of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, both Secretary Austin and Air Force General CQ Brown, Jr.
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