The U.S. Air Force has announced that a group of its MC-130J Commando II aircraft conducted a formation flying demonstration at Kadena Air Base, Japan. According to a recent service news release, the 353rd Special Operations Group conducted combine mid-air into a larger formation and fly to specific airdrop locations to simulate the forced entry of paratroopers. At least five MC-130J Commando II aircraft, from the […]
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The German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr is reportedly planning to buy 15,000 practice rounds of 120mm x 570 DM88 tank ammunition, according to the Federal Ministry of Defense. The new ammunition for Leopard-2 main battle tanks is expected to be purchased from German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall. Expected that a possible €21.4 million framework contract for new ammunition should be complete by 2028. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Yuma International Airport in Arizona on Tuesday. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Yuma International Airport in Arizona on Tuesday. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump cast a vote-by-mail ballot in Florida this week, after months of questioning the […]
Employees disinfect the inside of a plane amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, Russia.© Sputnik / The press service of Domodedovo airport RT/Moscow: The Covid-19 pandemic has functioned as a “rehearsal for biological warfare,” says a leading Russian pediatrician, who believes that the rapidly-spreading virus was a test for the world’s healthcare systems. In an interview with Forbes, Professor Leonid Roshal, President of […]
Leaked screenshots of Twitter’s internal systems indicate that the company keeps “blacklists” for users it deems undesirable, according to multiple reports. The leaks followed the largest hack in the platform’s history. The images, said to be screencaps of an internal control panel on the site’s back end, appear to show that Twitter marks user accounts with tags such as “Trends Blacklist,”“Search Blacklist” and “Compromised.” The visuals […]
Every year on 12 July, flight attendants, who work in one of the most romantic occupations in the world, celebrate their professional holiday – the International Day of the Flight Attendant of Civil Aviation. It may seem surprising, but this profession has an almost century-old history. It is believed that it started in Germany in 1928, when airlines began to hire people whose duties were to […]
Professional cyclists have paid tribute to Niels De Vriendt, a young racer who could not be saved despite medics spending 40 minutes trying to resuscitate him after he collapsed while preparing for the season restart in Belgium. De Vriendt was racing in the municipality of Wortegem-Petegem when he fell ill during the first contest of the restart following the suspension of the cycling season in Belgium. […]
NASA is studying the addition of an Orion rendezvous demonstration to the Artemis 2 test flight to reduce overall mission risks to the subsequent Artemis 3 lunar landing from first-time operations. The Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) is working with its Artemis Programs to evaluate some of the trade-offs from a range of options for an early rendezvous test for the spacecraft on its […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107956/94/1079569495_0:-1:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_bc257061115bff50737cd434adf14c83.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006091079569559-photos-irans-fake-aircraft-carrier-repaired-ready-for-target-practice-as-us-tensions-simmer/ New satellite photos suggest an ersatz aircraft carrier built for Iranian forces to use for target practice is once again ready to take a pummeling. Repairs of damage from 2015 began in January, but the mockup now looks completely restored. Taken by space tech company Maxar Technologies, the satellite photos were given to the Associated Press on Tuesday and […]
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is getting back in the swing of things as he sharpens his skills on the clay courts of Marbella, Spain. And this time he’s not breaking the COVID-19 regulations! Djokovic had previously found himself in hot water after posting video of himself training on court before the Spanish government’s regulations regarding public courts had relaxed. Also on rt.com Life’s a beach: […]
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet fighter jets, under the control of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), practiced identification and intercept of U.S. Strategic Command bombers on May 11 to demonstrate the air defense capabilities of Canada and the United States. The B-1B bombers as it entered the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone and again as it entered the Continental U.S. NORAD Region […]