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Tag: USAF

Posted inUnited States

Laser weapons are coming, like it or not

by Dave Makichuk October 9, 2021October 10, 2021

You are hunkered down, trapped by enemy fire. You can’t move ahead, you can’t move back … you can’t even lift your head without it being blown off — the enemy has the upper hand, and you know it. Thankfully, circling high above this firefight, is an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship — the aircraft that became […]

Posted inUnited States

US Warthog pilots to hit the highway

by Dave Makichuk August 3, 2021August 5, 2021
Posted inUnited States

USAF offers glimpse of new B-21 Raider

by Dave Makichuk July 8, 2021July 8, 2021
Posted inUnited States

US, Israel test drone swarm killing machines

by Dave Makichuk June 22, 2021June 23, 2021
Posted inUnited States

Generation kill: In praise of America’s F-35 fighter

by Dave Makichuk April 17, 2021April 18, 2021
Posted inUnited States

PC21: America goes to ‘virtual war’ with China

by Dave Makichuk April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Posted inUnited States

Hypersonic gap: US spending $15bn to match rivals

by Dave Makichuk April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Posted inChina

Red Dragon recon mission pushes the limit

by Dave Makichuk March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
Posted inUnited States

Race for a USAF hypersonic missile on track

by Dave Makichuk March 21, 2021March 22, 2021
Posted inUnited States

Red 6: Battling an opponent who isn’t there

by Dave Makichuk March 19, 2021March 19, 2021
Posted inSecurity

America’s grim Reaper drone adds new claws

by Dave Makichuk October 2, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inAerospace

‘Kamikaze’ role eyed for America’s robotic wingmen

by Dave Makichuk September 27, 2020September 28, 2020
Posted inChina

Did USAF recon mission impersonate a Malaysian plane?

by Dave Makichuk September 18, 2020September 20, 2020
Posted inAerospace

US says it has tested a top secret sixth-gen fighter

by Dave Makichuk September 17, 2020July 14, 2021
Posted inUnited States

Boeing faces ethics review in lunar lander bid

by Dave Makichuk September 14, 2020September 15, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Robotic dogs offer glimpse into next-gen warfare

by Dave Makichuk September 10, 2020September 10, 2020
Posted inTaiwan

USAF eyes B-52s dropping sea mines to defend Taiwan

by Dave Makichuk September 7, 2020September 8, 2020
Posted inUnited States

‘Sci-fi awesome’ smart bullet downs a cruise missile

by Dave Makichuk September 6, 2020October 7, 2020
Posted inUnited States

The day an American B-52 dropped four nukes on Spain

by Dave Makichuk September 4, 2020September 4, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Red alert: New USAF chief is pulling no punches

by Dave Makichuk September 1, 2020October 8, 2020

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