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Combat UAVs in the 21st century have not only changed the effectiveness of actions on the battlefield, but have also turned the traditional Military paradigm upside down!. UNMANNED COMBAT The new era of drones is here to leave a mark and the X-47B is going to make sure that it happens. X-47B This unmanned aircraft carries 4,500 lbs of ordnance and can easily be stored in a carrier due to its foldable wings. X-47B In addition, its range of 2,400 miles can be extended thanks to its ability to refuel mid-air using a tanker.  The X-47B is actually the first drone to successfully do this maneuver. X-47B Another unmanned aircraft resembling a Bell 407 can also be seen operating on carriers. The MQ-8C is almost the same size as a manned helicopter, can reach 160 mph, and deliver 2,900 lbs of ordnance or cargo. X-47B Just like its earlier versions, the Fire Scout has sensors for situational awareness which enhances its over-the-horizon targeting capabilities. One

The US military even plans to equip a laser weapon system for this formidable ground attack aircraft. The US Air Force plans to test the laser weapon system on the AC-130J Ghostrider in 2022. If successful, it would mark the first time a laser weapon has been tested on a US Air Force military aircraft. The AC-130J fire support aircraft is a modified version of the MC-130J (built on the C-130J Military transport aircraft ), which is expected to replace the AC-130H/U. The first quality inspection flight of the AC-130J Ghostrider was conducted in January 2014. Lockheed Martin will deliver 37 AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft to the Air Force Special Operations Command by 2021. The total investment for the AC-130J Ghostrider programme is estimated to reach $2.4bn. The AC-130 family is built for close air support, include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and urban operations. The airframe is manufactured by Lockheed Martin, while Boeing is responsible for the conv

The turboprop-powered Tu-95 bomber entered service in 1956 and remains an important part of Russia’s long-range air power. Its Western reporting name is Bear. At the time of its introduction it was the only Soviet bomber , which could reach the United States without in-flight refueling . Image The current carrier version of the bomber /missile is the Tu-95MS (Western designation Bear-H). It entered service in 1984 and was produced until 1992. There are two subvariants, both based on the maritime Tu-142. The Tu-95MS16 (Bear-H16) carries 16 long-range air-launched cruise missiles (6 internally and 10 externally). The Tu-95MS6 (Bear-H6) is the more advanced version, with the provision for the external missile carrier removed in accordance with the SALT/START agreement. Video About 60 Tu-95s of both variants were based on heavy bomber regiments at Engels and Ukrainka. This number includes three aircraft previously detained in Ukraine. The air force also operates 11 prev

The Merkava tank was designed in the 1970s following the failure to purchase Chieftain tanks from the United Kingdom. The Merkava was designed in the 1970s following the failure to purchase Chieftain tanks from the United Kingdom. Originally designed to duke it out with Soviet tanks in the deserts surrounding Israel, the tank was laid out in a rather unorthodox manner compared to contemporary Western and Soviet tanks, featuring a design more akin to some infantry fighting vehicles. Instead of having the engine at the rear, the engine was moved in front of the crew compartment, with the turret placed further back on the chassis. The result was that the front armor could be more gradually sloped, and the crew could enter and exit the tank quickly from the rear. Merkava – Tank History and Review: However, this comes with the drawback of having the engine more easily disabled, as any penetrating front hit will disable it. Israeli doctrine prioritizes the survivability of

Chinese aerospace firm Space Transportation said it’s developing a combination aircraft and winged гoсket that will eventually be used for space tourism. The aircraft will also be used as a supersonic Business jet that can link any two points on eагtһ, reports Space.com. The company said that a fɩіɡһt from Beijing to New York would only take an hour. A CGI presentation on Space Transportation’s weЬѕіte shows passengers boarding a plane that is attached to a glider wing with two гoсket boosters. The airplane then detaches from the wing after takeoff and flies through suborbital space. The wing and boosters then land back on the launch pad, while the aircraft proceeds to its destination, landing vertically. A spokesperson told Chinese medіа that the winged гoсket will have lower operational costs than “rockets carrying satellites and be faster than a traditional aircraft.” SpaceX introduced a similar concept in 2017 called “eагtһ to eагtһ,” which had been repurposed fr

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in the Atlantic Ocean, sailors conducts fɩіɡһt operations on the fɩіɡһt deck of the ship, is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy aircraft carrier s. The пᴜсɩeаг-powered USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) is the world ’s biggest aircraft carrier , the largest warship ever built in terms of displacement and one of the biggest ships in the world . It is certainly the most exрeпѕіⱱe US ship. Beautiful man. My thanks to every sailor oᴜt there. Would like to have experienced a cat n tгар but to late now. The Navy’s X-47B combat UAV demonstrator successfully paired with an an Omega Air KC-707 airtanker earlier this week. This marks the first time in aviation History for a UAV to demonstrate aerial refueling capabilities. ᴜпfoгtᴜпаteɩу, these tests also likely mагk the end of the X-47B program. Despite only completing 20 percent of its рoteпtіаɩ fɩіɡһt hours, both of the Navy’s X-47Bs are deѕtіпed f

Ace Combat 7‘s Arsenal Bird, formally known within the game as the Aerial Arsenal Ship, is an absolutely massive air dominance powerhouse that players have to square off with to different extents throughout the game. It leverages a combination of drones and medium-range air-to-air missiles to control the airspace it occupies, thanks in no small part to a very fictional shield the platform can generate to protect itself from attack. Ace Combat 7‘s Arsenal Bird The electric-prop-driven flying wing stretches a mind-boggling 3,600 feet across. That’s about the same as 21 of America’s flying wing bombers, the B-2 Spirit, or 16 of America’s largest cargo aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy. The gargantuan aircraft serves as both an air-to-air missile-packing arsenal ship and a flying aircraft carrier, equipped with 80 “MQ-101” drones that appear to be modeled after Northrop Grumman X-47B, folding wings and all. And if the missiles and drones don’t get you, the onboard laser turr

Why the Super Tomcat 21 Was Not To Be: Designed to incorporate the air combat experience learned during the Vietnam wᴀʀ, the Grumman F-14 was the first of the American “Teen Series” fighter jets that would include the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F/A-18 Hornet. During its three decades in service with the United States Navy, the F-14 Tomcat more than lived up to the role it was initially designed for, drawing blood in combat and even getting its moment in the spotlight in the film Top Gun. The carrier-based multi-role fighter was developed after the United States Congress halted the development of the F-111B along with the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program. While the goal of that effort was to supply the United States Air Force and the United States Navy with the planes to fit each of their individual needs, the Navy was opposed. The F-111B, having been modified to meet Navy mission requirements, was deemed too heavy for carrier operations and the

With multi-role attack helicopters capable of transporting such as the Mi-35M, the armies that own them can deploy quick responses in emergency situations. Introduce It has been nearly five decades since being operated in 1972, the Mi-24 “flying tanks” are still seen in the fiercest battlefields, and it is still evolving. In the framework of the MAKS-2019 aviation exhibition, Russian Helicopter Company introduced a new upgraded version of the Mi-24 attack helicopter, designated Mi-24P-1M. The new helicopter version is integrated with advanced electronic equipment, which is expected to deliver superior combat performance. But that is in the future, for now the Mi-24 and its variants continue to roam in the fiercest battlefields. One of its most famous and popular variants is the Mi-35M, also known as the Hind-E. Background The Mi-35M was first revealed in 1999. This is a deep upgrade from the Mi-24 helicopter series for export purposes. Compared to the Mi-24, the Mi-3

X-15 is a hypersonic rocket aircraft designed and built by North American for NACA (later NASA) testing. It set speed records in the 1960s that remain unbroken some 60 years later. An unbelievably ambitious project that actually paid off. A lot of valuable data was gained and implemented into future aircraft design. Image Maximum Speed Even in the late 1940s aircraft designers were dreaming of speeds that not only exceeded the speed of sound but much much faster than that. The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was one such aircraft. The Stiletto was intended to fly at twice the speed of sound – an extremely impressive feat for the early 50s. But, two years later, the requests for proposals in December 1954 set out specifications for an aircraft to test a new engine type, Mach 5+ flight and new altitudes never seen before by an aircraft. Image But early jet engines lacked the power to propel even small and light aircraft to speeds faster than Mach 2. In an extremely oversimplifi

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