Predator MQ-9B drone deal signed: Time to also concentrate on smaller drones and larger inventories
The Drone Federation of India and other defence industry bodies like Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers have to ...
The USAF Is Still Flying The B-1 Lancer 40 Years After Its Introduction: Here's Why
The B-1 bomber lost its nuclear payload after the fall of the Soviet Union, but the Air Force has kept it flying, nearly four ...
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Ukraine’s Su-27 Shown with GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs for the First Time
A video showcasing the work of the Ukrainian logistics forces shows the GBU-39s being loaded on a Su-27. Moreover, the video ...
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The U.S. Navy's F-14 Tomcat Could Go Into 'Bomber Mode'
In the late 1980s, the U.S. Navy began exploring this capability, leading to the "Bombcat" evolution where the F-14 deployed GBU, JDAM, and Mk-82 bombs. Despite its versatility, the F-14 remains ...
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Israel kills Hezbollah leader Nasrallah in airstrike
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Israel killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful airstrike in Beirut, dealing a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group as it reels from an ...
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Thunderbolts Fighter Attack Squadron Gets a F-35C, First East-Coast Marine Unit to Do So
The plane can carry inside the weapons bay an assortment of missiles and bombs, including the AIM-120C/D, GBU-31 JDAM, AIM-9X, GBU-12 LGB, and AGM-154 JSOW. The estimated cost of a single unit of ...
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Lady Gaga Reveals Why She Thinks It's 'Fun to Embrace the Challenge of Being a 38-Year-Old Pop Star'
In a new interview with Buzzfeed Canada to promote her upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux, the Grammy and Oscar winner opened up about why she enjoys being a 38-year-old pop superstar — as well ...
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Israel appeared to use US-made 2,000-pound bombs in the strike that killed Hezbollah's chief
The JDAM kit converts it from a simple dumb bomb into a precision-guided weapon known as a GBU-31. General Dynamics manufactures the bombs, which cost $32,000 each in 2020, the most recent year ...
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Boeing Secures US$600 Million Contract to Supply JDAM and Laser JDAM Systems to USAF and Allied Nations
The integration of laser guidance technology in the Laser JDAM (LJDAM) represents a significant evolution in the system’s capabilities. By incorporating the DSU-38/B laser seeker, the LJDAM can now ...