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Thousands protest in Berlin against German Chancellor Merz’s policies
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (162+ words) By Oliver Towfigh Nia BERLIN (AA) - Around 2,600 people demonstrated against the federal government's policies in downtown Berlin on Saturday, media reports said. Banners also called for a stricter immigration policy and better relations with Russia. Many of the participants waved…...
Francis Gary Powers: The U-2 Shot Down Over the Soviet Union
1+ week, 1+ day ago (658+ words) by Joseph Duncan | Sep 28, 2026 | Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire | 0 comments He never made it. Near Sverdlovsk, a Soviet S-75 surface-to-air missile, known to NATO as the SA-2 Guideline, exploded close enough to wreck his aircraft. Powers bailed out, was captured,…...
US Navy Vs B-36: how Naval Fighters proved they could Shoot Down the Peacemaker during the Fight for Funding between the USAF’s Long-Range Bombers and the US Navy’s Super Carrier
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (237+ words) Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a ‘10,000-mile bomber’ with heavy defensive armament, six engines and a performance that would prevent interception by fighters....
80,000-Ton Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Hit a Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine Moving at 15 Knots: Parts of the Submarine Stuck to the Carrier’s Hull
19+ hour, 42+ min ago (1396+ words) At 10:07 p.m. on March 21, 1984, USS Kitty Hawk was steaming south through the Sea of Japan at about 15 knots when the 80,000-ton aircraft carrier collided with Soviet nuclear attack submarine K-314. The impact sent a hard shudder through the American ship. Captain David…...
The Men Behind the Failed Drone Attack in Leipzig
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (167+ words) Investigators think they know who tried to blow up a cargo plane at Leipzig Airport in August. DER SPIEGEL reporting has learned that the contract apparently came straight from Moscow. The Men Behind the Failed Drone Attack in Leipzig Investigators…...
Russia’s Mach 2 Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter Was Never Built to Fight and Beat the US Air Force F-22 Raptor or the F-35
19+ hour, 42+ min ago (1007+ words) Aviation Geek Club, a well-regarded online trade publication, ran a story critical of Russia’s alleged fifth-generation warplane, the Su-57 “Felon.” In that story, former United States Air Force avionics technician Damien Leimbach argued that the Su-57 would have been a…...
UK Opens Door To Germany Joining GCAP Fighter Programme After FCAS Collapse
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (695+ words) The UK government subsequently confirmed that the two leaders had discussed the prospect of German participation and agreed that their teams would engage further. Its official readout stated that “closer collaboration on defence supports the interests of both countries, as…...
Hamburg Police Procure Counter-UAS Drones from Argus Interception
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (230+ words) Argus Interception takes an integrated systems approach: What matters is not a single technology, but the coordinated interaction of detection, situational awareness, assessment, and decision-making, all the way through to controlled intervention. This adds another operational option to the Hamburg…...
Investigation links Belarusians to drone attack at Leipzig Airport
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Agent Orange was quiet but deadly
19+ hour, 42+ min ago (205+ words) War is commonly thought to be loud for the most part but one tactical weapon used in the dense jungles of Vietnam War was quiet and deadly â the herbicide Agent Orange. October is designated as Agent Orange Awareness Month…...