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German intelligence services identify organizers of attempted explosion in Leipzig - DW
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (239+ words) That is according to DW, citing Welt am Sonntag, Ukrinform reports. According to the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, the investigation established that a person who is believed to be a GRU officer was behind the logistics of the entire…...
The US Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Holds Speeds Above Mach 1.5 Without Ever Lighting an Afterburner. Its 2 Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Engines Make About 35,000 Pounds of Thrust Each, and the Fleet Just Passed 1,000,000 Flight Hours on an Engine Last Built in 2013.
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (428+ words) Most fighters go supersonic by dumping raw fuel into the exhaust stream and emptying their tanks in minutes. The F-22 does it on dry thrust and stays there....
Over 4,000 Missiles Failed to Hit a Single US Air Force Mach 3.2 SR-71 Blackbird. Speed Was the Only Way to Survive as It Had No Weapons to Fire Back
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (1379+ words) An estimated 4,000 missiles were fired at the SR-71 Blackbird and not one hit. The complete story of the attacks, the fighters, and how speed beat them all....
Air Force’s longest-deployed planes finally get to retire
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (331+ words) By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton Published Sep 12, 2026 4:39 PM EDT The last of the Air Force’s longest-deployed airplanes finally retired earlier this month, as the last in-service EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare plane took its final flight over Arizona. For its…...
US Navy sailor recalls Soviet Tu-95 flying below flight deck level of his carrier
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (227+ words) The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: “Bear”) is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first…...
The US Navy's Newest Torpedo Has A Serious Upgrade And Is Unlike Anything Used Before
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (297+ words) Torpedoes have been around since the 1860s with the introduction of the Whitehead torpedo, and many more models followed in its footsteps. The United States Navy has used several since that time, and... The US Navy's Newest Torpedo Has A Serious…...
German authorities identify suspects in failed drone attack at Leipzig airport
18+ hour, 31+ min ago (382+ words) Two suspects linked to Russian military intelligence have been named in connection with a botched explosives-laden drone strike on a Ukrainian cargo plane at a major NATO logistics hub. A drone packed with explosives hit a Ukrainian cargo plane at…...
Revealed: Known Russian spy was behind Leipzig drone attack
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (838+ words) Germany has identified two suspects behind the Leipzig airport attack, including an agent linked to Russia's GRU intelligence unit, the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network can reveal. Welt am Sonntag, which like The Telegraph is part of the Global Reporters…...
Drones may have struck military airfield in Taganrog – media
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (151+ words) That is according to an OSINT analysis by Astra, Ukrinform reports. Local channels had been warning of drones over the region since the night of September 12, and videos later emerged showing thick smoke over Taganrog, reportedly filmed by local residents....
Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the top UN court
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (728+ words) The Central American country accuses Berlin of violating the Genocide Convention and international humanitarian law by “facilitating” acts of genocide in Gaza by providing arms and other military support to Israel. While the case centers on Germany, it indirectly takes…...