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XB-43
During the World War II, Germans managed to develop their jet fighters which were much faster then the US war planes. Therefore, the US Army Air Force had to make a jet bomber plane to compete the Germans. The US air force also needed a plane, which could achieve military goals on both land and [...]
XB-42
XB-42 was a re-modified aircraft, previously known as XA-42. The Douglas Airplane Company came up with the XB-42 design in early 1943 after the US Army Air Force wanted a replacement for the XA-42. Back in 1939, General H. H. Arnold recommended that it is safer to fight the enemy with light bombers and bomb [...]
B-36 Peacemaker
After observing Nazi Germany’s aggression and Japanese dare to attack Pearl Harbor, the US decided to develop a plane that will counter this antagonism – the B-36 was the end result of this decision. The Army Air Forces (AAF) needed a long range bomber that will carry the war to the enemy, B-36 provided that [...]
XB-35 Flying Wing
XB-35 Flying Wing was a product of a long period of experimentation by the most renowned designers of the history of aviation community. It was the US
B-29 Super fortress
The B-29 bomber was designed and produced by the Boeing Aircraft Company in 1940. It was the first long-range heavy bomber used by the United States. Initially, it was used in the Pacific Theater, but later became renowned as it dropped the world
B-26 Invader
In June 1948, right after B-26 Marauder retired from the service, the Douglas Airplane Company redesigned the A-26 Invader naming it B-26 Invader. The development of the B-26 Invader basically started after the Army Air Corps’s Experimental Engineering Section at Wright Field, ordered the manufacturer to develop a new plane. It was in the year [...]
Putin Lashes Out at US, EU as Russia Tests Missile
German Radio, Russian President Putin warned Tuesday that a planned US missile defense shield would make Europe a “powder keg” and lashed out at his EU critics. Russia's military meanwhile successfully tested a new ballistic missile. “We think it is damaging and dangerous to transform Europe into a powder keg and fill it with [...]
LGM-30 MINUTEMAN III ICBM
The LGM-30G Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is an element of the nation’s strategic deterrent forces. The “L” in LGM ; is the Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; “G” means surface attack; and “M” stands for guided missile. General Features The Minuteman is a strategic weapon system using a ballistic missile of intercontinental range. [...]
FCS – Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS)
The FCS Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) program is divided into two major subgroups of sensing systems: Tactical-UGS (T-UGS), which includes Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)-UGS and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)-UGS; and Urban-UGS (U-UGS), also known as Urban Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Advanced Sensor System.
