early 21st century

Pentagon Issues First Arctic Strategy The Pentagon issued its first Arctic strategy, laying out how the US military will work to promote security, stewardship, and international cooperation in the region. "This strategy identifies the department's desired end-state for the Arctic: a secure...

Cyberweapons are definitely here to stay.....

Hello, I am air-enthusiast from Russia. Sorry for my bad English! Probably B-52 is the best strategic aircraft of the XX century. I especially interested in B-52 early variants and I have questions about the oldest "Buff"`s avionics. All the books I had read (Boyne, Davis & Tornborough...

Last Lufwaffe McDonnell Douglas Phantom II retired. Source: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:971aa875-bd7a-423e-9c7d-8a3c6e096932

We even have not exact date of birth or pristine photo of him on the web. This happen last weekend. RIP, Sir Thousands, tens thousands became connected with aerospace and got related professions or lifetime obsession with skies because of you. Many aviation journalists and authors started...

Hi, India is engaged in a low-scale manned space effort crowded with many would be items in the wish list. One of them is the MANAV "Manned Space Vehicle". Let's see which information shows up with time… A.

Hi, I spoke before about some of Embraer projects,and I want a drawings to EMB-301 basic trainer,which was based on Neiva Universal,and EMB-311 COIN and attack aircraft,based on Caraja.

"Harpoon missile meets 40-year milestone" video by Boeing Uploaded: Oct 5, 2011 http://youtu.be/-HSszSESmB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqdoXwLBT8&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syA7ml64zY4&feature=plcp Not bad for a PR piece.

A Challenger I hull was trialled with the Marconi Marksman anti-aircraft turret (pictures attached) and according to multiple publications a Challenger I hull was also trialled with the Vickers GBT 155mm turret, does anyone have any pictures of this combination? There seems to be a distinct lack...

man time goes by On April 15, 1952 the Prototype of B-52 rolled out Hangar at Boeing for 60 year B-52 is backbone of USAF strategic Bombing carry nuke during cold war , bomb vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbian back in stone age and NASA NB-52B Launch X-15, D-21, X-38, X-24, M2-F3, HL-10 ...

Since the U.S. Joint Heavy Lift topic has become way too crowded with its 20+ pages, I think it's time to devote individual pages to the more significant projects, such as the S-CAT, T-CAT and V-CAT Configurable Air Transport designs. Images and texts from AFRL's Innovations in Tankers, Air...

This is an unusual project, especially in light of known JMSDF doctrine. It was apparently conceived around the mid-'90s or there abouts by the JMSDF and the old JDA as a lower cost alternative to the procurement of futher units of the Kongō class (what would eventually become the Atago class)...

Came across this via an old article at Japan Security Watch; The JMSDF's Asuka Class ASE (Auxiliary Ship Experiment): [IMAGE CREDIT: vspg.net] The Asuka, which is the only one in her class, is an interesting testbed ship built on a Murasame class hull at a old Sumitomo Heavy Industries yard...

. I don't know where this really belongs (if at all) anyway, out of interest, Air Britain have (?) released a new book on RAF unmanned aircraft / target drones / recon drones called "Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms" - I do NOT know if any projected models are included :-...

I have spent a considerable time searching the web for details, but to-date have not found what I am looking for. There have been occaisions in the past when, due to budgetary and/or political changes the British Royal Navy have had to re-appraise plans. What I am looking for in particular...

Hi all Some additions to widely known file (http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html) with codenames of aircraft and missiles. The information is taken from FAS.org and Wiki (sorry :) ) DOD NATO Missile AA-2D Advanced Atoll without changes AA-2-2 Advanced Atoll...

Boeing's 747-8 Intercontinental making its first flight today (3/20/2011). This is Boeing's largest ever airliner. This image is of a high-speed taxi test on 3/18/2011. I'll post flight photos when they are available. -SP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12281640 Here is a sad story. :(

There's a press release at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_VvXu5YSgMA1ABk0cR3fKt9ccdgD9IHK1V04?docId=D9IHK1V04 about a proposed new space station for space tourists. First part of the press release is: There's more information at...