MBDA has conducted the first firing of the Brimstone 3 missile in Sweden last month.
Category: Heritage
How the S-200 lead Americans to arm ICBMs with MIRV warheads
In 1964, a KH-4A Corona satellite spotted a site in Tallinn, Soviet Estonia under construction. The discovery lead the Americans to believe that the Soviets are setting up an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system at the site.
George Chernilevsky [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Former F-16, F-35 test pilot killed in small plane crash
The former commander of 56th Training squadron and F-35 test pilot, retired Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden, was killed in a small plane crash in Ohio on Mar. 17.
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30th anniversary of V-22’s first flight
Wreckage of WW2 aircraft carrier USS Wasp discovered
Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel discovered the wreckage of World War Two aircraft carrier USS Wasp on Jan. 14.