The Flight Deck of the new USS John F Kennedy doesn’t have any non-skid yet and they’re already using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS for short. Topside testing of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System has begun aboard the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future John F. Kennedy. EMALS, is one of more […]
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Being First Isn’t Always a Fun Time
Imagine, you’re part of the crew of the newest, biggest, and strongest US Navy Aircraft Carrier and you’ve almost completed all the acceptance trials. But wait, there’s more! Specifically a 3.9-magnitude earthquake of a shock trial, courtesy of thousands of pounds of explosives. And you get to enjoy the ride. The last time that happened […]
Pic of The Day, NAS Whiting Field Fly In
Many things go into being awarded “best small base in the Navy”, one of those things being the opportunities you provide your students. Fly-In’s, which happen regularly on the flight line at NAS Whiting Field, are one of many reasons leaders from across the U.S. Navy Installations Command chose Naval Air Station Whiting Field as […]
India Closes Major Arms Deal With Armenia Amid Conflict With Azerbaijan
India has made another step forward in its weapon export ambitions, this time closing an arms deal with conflict-torn Armenia. Both countries recently signed the arms deal through a government-to-government channel. The latter is slated to receive Indian-made missiles, rockets, ammunitions, and its most prized indigenous “Pinaka” multi-barrel rock launchers. While the value of the […]
Russia Just Left Its 2nd Largest City ‘Unguarded,’ Satellite Images Show Emptied Battery Units
Russia just up and left its second most important city, St. Petersburg. In the satellite images procured by Finnish outlet Yle, Russia’s anti-aircraft missile bases were almost emptied earlier this month. Movement around the region’s military base has been monitored over the months, and satellite images show Russia pulling out its missiles and other artillery […]
Ukraine Is Asking For More Powerful Weapons: This Is Why We Are Hesitating
More, Please As we provide Ukraine with increasingly powerful weapons systems, we are mindful of how they will be used. According to the BBC, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) we have sent to Ukraine has a maximum effective range of approximately 50 miles. They have been used to good effect to destroy enemy […]
SITREP: Ukraine Doubles Down on Surprise Attacks, Struggles in Luhansk, While Russians Debate Nationwide Mobilization
A week after the successful reclamation of the Kharkiv Oblast region, Ukrainian soldiers are riding on the momentum to push most, if not all, Russian troops out of the border. Ukraine has confirmed another counterattack in Kharkiv has begun, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying this is “not the time to name the towns where […]
US Successfully Conducts Layered Missile Defense Experiment
A first-of-its-kind experimental firing test was successfully conducted by the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office of the Air Force Research Laboratory earlier this week. The firing experiment was part of the air defense bolstering initiative in the US, which resulted in a “key breakthrough” involving three types of powerful missiles fired in a single […]
US Intelligence: Russia is Buying North Korean Weaponry to Support Invasion
As Russians struggle to maintain a steady source of ammunition and artillery, they look to their Asian neighbor North Korea for arms. A US intelligence official disclosed an ongoing deal for Russians to purchase rockets and artillery shells worth millions. The official added that they could even source most of their equipment from North Korea […]
China Irate Over $1.1B US Arms Sale to Taiwan, Japan Sends Support to Remote Islands
China has been actively conducting military exercises around Taiwan for weeks now since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan. Though there has been a stiffening response from Taiwan, with their troops shooting a Chinese “civilian” drone in their air space, China has not reacted more aggressively since this happened last week. However, with the […]