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The X-59 is NASA’s answer to the biggest obstacle in supersonic travel—noise. Engineered to reduce sonic booms to a soft ...
NASA almost flew a 10-engine behemoth with a cockpit stuck on top and a mission to haul Saturn V rocket parts. Nicknamed the “Damn Big Airplane,” the Howard DH-100 DBA was bold, bizarre—and nearly ...
Launch pad in space? Space Force is keen to add to its arsenal a spacecraft that would essentially serve as cosmic equivalent ...
Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jacob Scott, from Dunlap, adjusts the fire mode on the Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun from inside ...
PRINCE Harry made a light-hearted jibe as he honoured the brave helicopter pilots who battled the LA wildfires at a ...
NASA and Boeing have effectively cancelled the X-66 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept demonstrator aircraft. Officially described as a "pause," development of the thin-wing airplane is ...
For years American space agency NASA has been trying to turn its ideas for the aviation industry into a reality. The organization is actively working on projects that are meant to make flying more ...
With the Dark Eagle systems at the ready—outside the range of China’s A2/AD systems—the United States can launch a second ...
The American satellite was tracked making two close passes to China's TJS-16 and TJS-17 satellites on April 26 and 29, with a distance of 10.5 miles and 7.4 miles, respectively. It was not immediately ...
and many aircraft like bombers featured unique nose art. Whether pilots and crews drew pinups or painted sharks on their military aircraft, something was often painted to personalize WW2 planes.
In 2025, the size, strength, and modernization of a nation’s military aircraft fleet are major factors in deciding its global military power. A strong air force helps a country protect its ...