When one hears that an airline is “the world’s largest operator” of a particular aircraft type, the immediate question is: which aircraft, and how did that happen? In this article, we answer the ...

The Army encourages soldiers to train as you fight, a sentiment that reflects the importance of real-world scenarios to battle-harden our defenses.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the MiG-35 Fulcrum-F are both mature approaches to the modern multirole fighter, but differ significantly in their design. Each can reach about twice the speed of sound, ...

Unlike many portrayals that miss the mark, RFDS authentically represents the challenges and triumphs faced by healthcare workers in remote areas, portraying the RFDS as a vital lifeline for those in ...

Key Points and Summary - Boeing’s “Bird of Prey”—often tagged YF-118G—was a 1990s stealth technology demonstrator that traded speed and weapons for learning. -Built cheaply with a business-jet engine, ...

On October 6, 1975, the MiG-29 Fulcrum made its first flight. The first prototype is now on display in Monino, Russia.

Industrial metals rose as expected due to month-end short covering. Supply outages in copper triggered a sharp bout of buying and short-covering. The debasement of global fiat currencies added impetus ...

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There is a buzz that Russia would be supplying engines for Pakistan's Chinese-origin JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. It's the same class of engines used by India's MiG-29 fleet. But why do Chinese jets ...

Major EM Anomaly (Figure 3 & 4): Located south of Window Glass Hill Granite within Windsor Point Group sediments, the same host sequence that contains most of the Company's resources. This anomaly ...

3D printing of solid propellant brings many advantages. The biggest is probably a drastic shortening of the motor production cycle. Normally, liquid propellant ingredients are cast into the motor and ...