6th Generation Combat Aircraft
When the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor entered service in December 2005, it was hailed as the world’s first fifth-generation …
International Militaries
EU NAVFOR Helicopters Attack Somali Pirates Ashore
Just about everyone agrees the solution to the scourge of Somali pirates has been ashore in Somalia, not at sea. …
Heinkel He 177 Bomber Was a ‘Flying Tinderbox’ During World War II
Adolf Hitler talked about the Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) bomber in a meeting with his military staff on Feb. …
Elephant Walks, Well-deck Ops, and Twin-rotor Blizzards l Military Photos
Periodically we’ll be sharing favorite military photos we’ve come across in putting together our various defense publications and the DMN …
UK F-35B Decision Reversed
The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced May 10, 2012, that the Royal Navy’s (RN) new carriers Queen Elizabeth and …
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 From Under the Canopy: The Me 210, the Me 410, and the End
Today, there are only a few examples of intact Bf 110s still in existence, and there are not many people …
Indian Navy Commissions New Russian-built Frigate INS Teg
The Indian Navy (IN) commissioned its newest frigate, INS Teg (F 45) at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia on April …
World Naval Developments 2011-2012
Surely the most spectacular of the world naval developments of 2011 was the advent of the first Chinese aircraft carrier, …
Fast Attack Craft Azmat Commissioned for Pakistani Navy
The first of two new missile-armed fast attack craft (FACM) for Pakistan, PNS Azmat (with pennant 1013) was commissioned into …
Dual-Mode Brimstone Missile Proves Itself in Combat
During the Cold War, the threat posed by tens of thousands of Soviet armored vehicles massed on the borders of …