The Russian Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatics team celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 6 with a new air show at the Kubinka airfield near Moscow.
Month: May 2011
First SBIRS launched into orbit
The U.S. Air Force’s first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite was successfully launched into orbit on Saturday, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida by a Atlas 5 rocket.
The SBIRS is designed to replace the old Defense Support Program (DSP) constellation.
Stealthy Black Hawk doomed by vortex and high walls
During his debrief to U.S. lawmakers, Vice Admiral William McRave told them that one of the Black Hawk helicopter had to crash land after entering a vortex condition caused by higher than expected temperatures and high walls surrounding the compound.
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Growing concerns that stealthy Black Hawk parts could end up in China
The Telegraph reported that there are growing concerns that the tail section of the stealthy Black Hawk helicopter left behind in Osama’s compound could find its way to China.
George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group to deploy 1st time next week
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, will be making its maiden deployment on May 11.