F-15 Eagle Marks 40th Anniversary
As the United States marks the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the F-15 Eagle on July 27, the …
Aerospace
Sally Ride, NASA’s First Female in Space, Dies
Astronaut Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., the first American woman to fly into space, died on July 23, 2012, at her …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 3
In the first and second parts of this series, we described the strike package of fighters and supporting aircraft making …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 2
In the first part of this series, we described the strike package of fighters and supporting aircraft making the first …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 1
The Eitans take off first. They’re the slowest, only 220 knots flat out, and for best endurance, they’ll cruise at …
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS II) for Fixed Wing Jet Aircraft, UAVs
Work is underway to develop BAE Systems’ APKWS II for fast jets. On Feb. 10, 2011, the Navy awarded a …
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) Goes to War
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has fielded the new BAE systems built Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System II (APKWS II) …
X-37B’s First Two Missions Earn Success and Speculation
On Saturday, June 16, 2012, at 5:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time (12:48 Zulu), the X-37B program’s unmanned Orbital Test Vehicle …
Capt. F. Gary Powers, CIA U-2 Pilot, Awarded the Silver Star
Capt. Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of the Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane that was shot down over the …
Outsourcing Heavy Airlift
For the logistician, more than anyone, the ending of the Cold War brought a wholly unforeseen benefit. When the former …