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Buying This Grey Market 2001 Lada 110 in Texas Is Like Playing Russian Roulette With Cars
Mar 5, 2021 3:30 PM
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No, Elon Musk Is Not Dead
Mar 5, 2021 3:05 PM
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YouTuber Builds Working 3D-Printed Turbojet Engine and Tests It in His Attic
Mar 5, 2021 1:30 PM
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Chip Shortage Continues to Wreak Havoc on New Car Production
Mar 5, 2021 1:00 PM
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Found: The Official Menu From McDonald's Doomed 'McTrain' Railway Scheme
Mar 5, 2021 12:21 PM
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Transparent Oil Pan and Valve Cover Let You Peek Inside a Running Engine
Mar 5, 2021 10:45 AM
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Did You Know the Original Ford Explorer Was a Mid-Engined Pickup Truck With a Tent?
Mar 5, 2021 10:00 AM
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GM Looks to Tennessee for Possible Second Battery Factory in the US
Mar 5, 2021 9:08 AM
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The Revived Mitsubishi Evo Should Be a Reskinned, Rebadged, Four-Door Nissan GT-R
Mar 5, 2021 9:00 AM
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Honda's Now Selling the World's First Production Car with Level 3 Self-Driving Tech
Mar 4, 2021 8:29 PM
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 21, 2020
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Russia’s New Long-Endurance Arctic Research Vessel Might Be The Ugliest Ship We’ve Seen
The new Project 00903 ship is expected to operate on research missions in the Arctic region, for up to two years at a time.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 21, 2020
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Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy
Boeing says it has proven the jet’s compatibility with Indian Navy aircraft carriers, which lack catapults.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 18, 2020
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F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage
F-16 pilot Edward Linch recounts a harrowing mission over war-torn Iraq that resulted in him being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 18, 2020
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India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals
With a shortage of airborne early warning assets, a radar-equipped A320 airliner could be the solution.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 17, 2020
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Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway
It’s not known if this hair-raising maneuver was pre-planned or not, but the big helicopter certainly makes a dramatic impression.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 16, 2020
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Watch A Russian Navy Submarine Absolutely Soak Onlookers With A Mock Torpedo Launch
The “water slug” maneuver we see here is the submarine equivalent to firing a blank from a gun.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 16, 2020
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Russia's Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles
Various Russian electronic warfare and maritime patrol aircraft need replacing, and the Il-114-300 might fit the bill.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 15, 2020
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The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster
The ramjet-powered, thermonuclear-tipped beast of a cruise missile competed with early ICBMs during the Cold War.
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Joseph Trevithick
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Thomas Newdick
and
Tyler Rogoway
Dec 15, 2020
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Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35
During a major test, the drone acted as an airborne translator for the F-22 and F-35, while also flying in formation alongside them.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 14, 2020
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U.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
The move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 14, 2020
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Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might
Fighter jets, attack helicopters, cargo aircraft, and more took part in the event.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 11, 2020
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No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter
Despite decades of work on a lightweight fighter concept, the prospect of orders seems as remote as ever.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 10, 2020
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Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones
The MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 10, 2020
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Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter
Increasingly high-tech manufacturing methods are being used as the production of the Su-57 Felon ramps up.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 9, 2020
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Nigeria’s MiG-21 Fighter Jet Force Is Up For Sale
Nigeria’s Cold War-era Fishbed jets are up for grabs after many years of being grounded.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 8, 2020
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Chuck Yeager's Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew
Chuck Yeager is among the most famous aviators of all time. The airplane was his brush, the sky his canvas, and flying was his art.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 8, 2020
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Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff
Both pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 7, 2020
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Thieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane
The criminals removed a hatch and made off with radio equipment from the strategic airborne command post.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 7, 2020
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Flooding Threatens To Put New British Carrier Out Of Action For Six Months
HMS
Prince Of Wales
was in dock when the incident occurred and necessary repairs could cost millions of pounds.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 4, 2020
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Aevum's Space Launch Plane Is A-5 Vigilante Sized, Its Claims Are Even Bigger
The rollout of a mockup of the Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle concept was intriguing, but it also raised a lot of questions.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 4, 2020
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France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets
The country has been seeking a new combat aircraft, with France’s Dassault Rafale the latest in a line of candidates.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 3, 2020
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China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines
The Y-20, China’s largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 2, 2020
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The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
Amid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet.
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 2, 2020
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Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report
The flying-wing drone has apparently begun tests carrying air-to-air missile surrogates for a planned “fighter-interceptor role.”
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Thomas Newdick
Dec 1, 2020
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Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999
New details regarding the incident confirm long-standing rumors of an F-117 being damaged by a surface-to-air missile over Serbia.
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