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Dylan Malyasov

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U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys arrives CSL in Senegal

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis-Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, arrive at a cooperative security location in Dakar, Senegal. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis-Response-Africa activated the cooperative security location...

NORAD identified a group of Russian maritime patrol aircraft flying off the coast of Alaska

The Control System from North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified a group of two Russian maritime patrol aircraft flying off the coast of Alaska. "North American Aerospace Defense Command identified a group of two Tu-142 Russian maritime...

U.S. Air Force posted 360-degree video inside of CV-22 Osprey

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), special operations component of the Air Force, has posted unique 360-degree virtual reality video inside of CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The CV-22 is the U.S. Air Force's variant of the...

U.S. Air Force awards Raytheon with $24M contract for drone-killing laser weapon

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday an agreement with Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems worth about for $24 million. Raytheon Co. received a $23,8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop...

Northrop Grumman discloses further details of Stryker’s laser gun

U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp has revealed some details of U.S. Army Stryker vehicle high energy laser initiative. The U.S. Army is planning to receive a modern air defense system designed to protect against a variety of...

U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighters return to skies of Syria

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters are again conducting operations over Syria, according to online investigator with the nickname 'Samir'. The online investigator has compared recently published F-22’s photos during aerial refueling mission above an ‘undisclosed location’...

Northrop Grumman, Raytheon to build laser gun for Stryker vehicles

U.S. weapons makers Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have won a contract to build a 50 kilowatt (kW)-class laser weapon system to integrate them onto the Stryker platform. The U.S. Army is planning to receive a modern air defense...

U.S. Air Force is one step closer to getting its newest MH-139 helicopter

Maj. Zach Roycroft and Tony Arrington test pilots from the 413th Flight Test Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida became the first Air Force pilots to receive a type rating on the AW-139 helicopter in Whippany,...