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You don’t want to be cutting it close on your journey to the airport at the moment. Loading audio narration… The partial government shutdown means there’s no funding for the Department of Homeland Security. As a result, Transportation and Security Administration agents aren’t being paid.Over 300 of them have quit…
US Navy destroyers operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea have been launching SM-3s — among America’s most high-end interceptors — to defend NATO airspace against incoming Iranian ballistic missiles. Loading audio narration… On Friday, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Oscar Austin fired at least one SM-3, or Standard Missile-3, interceptor…
Iranian missiles and drones are flying across the Middle East, forcing the US, Israel, and the Gulf states to expend numerous costly interceptors on air defense operations in just a few days and draw on critical weapons stockpiles.Air defense battles get expensive — fast. Official figures for the Middle East…
From tail stripes to full-body wraps, airlines have long turned their planes into flying billboards to showcase their brand, culture, and identity in the skies.Airlines can use liveries to go beyond their tail designs: think United Airlines’ Star Wars plane or the Pokémon liveries on several Asian carriers.To celebrate its…
West Coast Marines are learning how to operate attack drones in a new training course, part of a broader push to accelerate drone readiness across the force.The new fast-paced crash course packs a lot into 15 days, teaching Marines how to fly the drones, handle aerial navigation, and safely prepare…
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Airbus is trialing new software that allows helicopter crews to control a team of drones while the chopper flies at high speeds.The company recently tested the technology, called HTeaming, in trials with an H225M helicopter operated by Singapore’s air force and defense science and technology agency, said Victor Gerin-Roze, head…
A US Navy F-35 stealth fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday that was flying toward an American aircraft carrier with “unclear intent,” the US military told Business Insider.The incident, which occurred over the Arabian Sea, comes as the US has positioned nearly a dozen warships in the…
