🇲🇦🦅🚁 A glimpse into the NOE (Nap-of-the-earth) training for... Moroccan AH-64E Apache pilots. Mastering low-level flight is critical for terrain masking and radar evasion, ensuring maximum survivability and lethality on the modern battlefield.show more

🚨 BREAKING | NATO on Alert 🚨 🇺🇸 The... United States has just executed one of the largest attack-helicopter deployments in modern history, leaving NATO allies stunned. ⚔️ Around 150 AH-64E Apache helicopters have surged into forward positions in a rapid, high-intensity move that instantly reshaped strategic calculations across the alliance. ❗ This is not a routine rotation or exercise. Analysts call it a compressed force-projection operation—a clear signal of speed, readiness, and overwhelming battlefield dominance. 🛩️ The AH-64E Apache, among the deadliest platforms in modern warfare, is designed to obliterate armor, sever supply lines, and dominate contested terrain. At this scale, the impact is transformational. 🇺🇸⚔️show more

Nap-of-the-earth flying. This is where the AH-64 really earns... its reputation. Hugging the terrain and weaving through trees and valleys, the helicopter stays masked from enemy radar and makes visual detection far more difficult. Pop up. Scan. Engage. Destroy.show more

Airbus 320 ram air turbine (RAT) test The Ram... Air Turbine (RAT) on the Airbus A320 is a retractable, wind-driven emergency power source located on the aircraft's belly. In the event of a total primary power loss, it deploys into the airflow to power the Blue Hydraulic System, ensuring pilots can still control critical flight surfaces and land safely. 📹: aerowingsxshow more

Indian Army Strengthens Close Air Support with Prachand Sortie,... Apache Firing The Indian Army has reinforced its focus on strengthening close air support for ground operations, a critical element in modern warfare. Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi flew a sortie on the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter Prachand at HAL, Bengaluru yesterday. This was followed by a key operational demonstration today at Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan, where the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter carried out its first field firing, successfully engaging targets with Hellfire missiles and other onboard weapons. The activities showcased how attack helicopters can operate in close coordination with ground troops, even in high-threat environments involving small arms fire, shoulder-fired missiles and drones. These platforms demonstrated rapid target acquisition and precision strike capability, directly supporting manoeuvre on the battlefield. Advanced sensors, fire control systems and real-time data links enabled faster decision-making and immediate action, ensuring that battlefield intelligence was quickly converted into effective strikes. The Apache highlighted its role as a force multiplier by enhancing the reach, lethality and responsiveness of ground forces, while Prachand reflected India’s growing indigenous strength in combat aviation. The demonstrations underline Indian Army’s focus on integrating air and land capabilities to enhance battlefield effectiveness and maintain operational momentum.show more

I am grateful to Justin Trudeau for announcing an... additional assistance package to Ukraine worth CAD 500 million. This will strengthen our heroes on the battlefield. Today, together with Canada’s Prime Minister, we discussed Ukraine's defense needs and coordinated cooperation within the coalition of fighter jets. We also discussed the expansion of training missions for Ukrainian pilots and the possibility of additional training on Canadian flight simulators. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦show more

‼️‼️🇺🇲 The U.S. Army has signed a $4.68 billion... contract with Boeing for the production of new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Longbow simulators, and a wide range of components, spare parts, and accessories. According to Defence Blog, the work will be carried out at the company’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and will continue until May 30, 2032. The contract includes financing under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program from three partner countries. The document states that Poland, Egypt, and Kuwait have allocated more than $2.29 billion toward this agreement. These three countries have joined a multi-year procurement program, although details regarding delivery schedules for each customer have not been disclosed. The AH-64E Apache is the latest modification of the attack helicopter, featuring enhanced weaponry, modern electronics, and expanded capabilities for cooperation with unmanned systems. See the latest updates with us: NSTRIKEshow more

Pentagon just cleared all 8 Apache pilots who gave... America the ultimate July 4th show!!! Four AH-64 Apache helicopters from the South Carolina Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1-151st Attack Battalion flew low along the entire South Carolina coast during the annual Salute from the Shore on July 4. Crowds packed beaches from Cherry Grove to Beaufort as the attack helicopters roared past, people waving giant American flags and cheering from the water. Videos of the low formation went viral immediately. Days later the National Guard temporarily suspended all eight pilots from flight duties pending a review of the flight profile for possible safety issues. The pilots remained on non-flying duties while the investigation continued. Politicians including Rep. Russell Fry and State Rep. Tim McGinnis called the suspensions ridiculous and demanded the pilots be restored to flight status right away. Now the Pentagon has lifted every suspension. Carry on, patriots. This is what America First leadership looks like. Our warriors deliver a patriotic spectacle that thrills the people they protect, then get their wings back instead of endless bureaucratic punishment. Support the troops who actually love this country. Demand more displays of American strength and zero tolerance for punishing heroes who make the Fourth of July unforgettable. #AmericaFirst #SupportOurTroopsshow more

We're proud to partner with the U.S. Navy on... a next-gen X-band radar to improve track quality and self-defense for surface fleets. Decades of AESA radar expertise ensure top performance and survivability, forging the path to naval dominance.show more

Axiscades Technologies has announced a defence electronics order worth... ₹100 Cr through its subsidiary, Mistral Solutions, for the Low Level Transportable Radar Ashwini system. 🇮🇳 The LLTR Ashwini radar is an indigenous system developed by DRDO in partnership with BEL. LLTR Ashwini is a mobile, low-level surveillance radar designed to detect & track UAVs, helicopters, & low-flying fighter jets. The order includes SDPUs & associated spares, with deliveries scheduled over a 2 yrs period. The radar is optimised for rapid deployment and continuous operations in demanding conditions. Mistral’s SDPUs form a critical subsystem, enabling high speed signal & data processing, including ops in extreme environments, supporting real time air surveillance & threat tracking.show more

‼️ 🇺🇸 An A-10 Warthog safely returned to base... after being hit by a surface to air missile during a combat mission, highlighting once again the aircraft’s legendary survivability. The strike caused heavy damage to the right engine nacelle, tearing apart sections of the outer structure and exposing internal components. Despite the impact, the aircraft remained fully controllable and all critical flight systems continued operating. The pilot maintained control throughout the incident and completed a safe landing without further complications. Built for close air support missions, the A-10 was designed with redundant flight controls, armored protection, and battlefield resilience at its core. Does any modern aircraft match the Warthog’s combat toughness?show more

Low budget and independent filmmakers don't be sleeping on... the power of RUNWAY and Magnific.ai structural tools as a way of delivering maximum bang for buck. 4k horror VFX for a couple of dollars! And yes... the real footage is probably more disturbing that the AI enhanced 😆show more

The army of the future is here Russia now... uses drones not just for strikes, but as a vital multi-role tool: delivering supplies, evacuating wounded, and performing engineering tasks on the modern battlefieldshow more

#26E8F9 as #DAGGR21 and #DAGGR11 Flight of 2 B2s... into Elmendorf AFB PAED. Watching Lake Hood Seaplane Base live feed for maybe a chance to see 11-3013 and two B2s come into frame. Turn on the PANC atc tower feed and low and behold they were a DAGGR flight. Not the Daggr I was looking for, but I'll take it!show more

we have biomes! using a palette but for terrain... and trees. We have 4 fixed texture types: base, nature, light, and dark. Each biome defines the set of textures, and a type of trees. The terrain is painted with indexes into the palette. Thanks for coming to my ted talkshow more

Moroccan player Issa Diop after winning from The Netherlands... " We are muslims, we are here for a short time (on earth), everything is about Allah and thanking Him "show more

🚨🇮🇱 DOGFIGHT VICTORY: ISRAELI JET TAKES OUT IRANIAN DRONE... An Israeli fighter pilot hit a fast, low-flying Iranian UAV - the kind of target usually too slippery for jets to hit. These drones hug terrain, duck radar, and change direction on a dime.show more

😓 Air India 🇮🇳 Flight AI171 with fully loaded... Boeing 787-7 Dreamliner fatal accident: I‘m an airline pilot with >15‘000h of experience and a physics institute: My brief PRELIMINARY analysis of the visible facts from the video of the takeoff: * The flaps are only slightly extended, presumably to position 1 instead of 5. * The landing gear is still extended, which should have been retracted at this altitude and causes additional drag. * The aircraft is at a high angle of attack, which confirms the insufficient flap setting. * From the video and witness accounts, only low engine noise is audible. * Neither smoke nor fire is visible. * An engine failure is less likely. The most probable cause is presumably a human factor, an incorrectly chosen, insufficient flap setting for takeoff, and consequently an inadequately selected thrust. In this context, the correlated speeds were too low because they were calculated for a larger flap setting or a lighter aircraft. As a result, the aircraft took off with insufficient speed and intentionally but falsely derated thrust, was therefore on the unstable side, and rapidly lost more speed and altitude due to the additional failure to retract the landing gear in a timely manner, leading to a subsequent stall at low altitude and crash. For the experts: the aircraft got onto the wrong side of the speed vs drag curve and maneuvered itself into a corner from where there is no escape. Another possible cause could also have been an incorrect input of a wrong takeoff weight into the Flight Management System, resulting in too low thrust and too low speeds. The pilots got startled after takeoff, couldn’t wrap their head around what went wrong and incorrectly prioritized making an emergency call instead of flying the aircraft first, manually increasing thrust immediately to maximum, and retracting the landing gear. In summary of this very early and preliminary assessment (your confidence level should be as low as mine): The most probable cause is human error 😓 - as most of the time these days. Not because the pilots got worse (although that effect can be observed as well with prioritization of diversity over competence) - but because technology got so much better.show more

After Morocco’s win against the Netherlands, Moroccan player Issa... Diop said: “We are Muslims. We are here for a short time on earth. Everything is about Allah and thanking Him.”show more

What is the RAT? The RAT is a small... wind turbine stowed within the aircraft fuselage and deployed automatically when certain failure conditions are met. Once extended into the airstream, it uses the forward motion of the aircraft to spin and generate power—mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical. Primary Functions of the RAT on the 787-8 1. Hydraulic Backup Power On deployment, the RAT drives a variable displacement inline hydraulic pump. It pressurizes the center hydraulic system, enabling continued operation of critical flight control surfaces such as the ailerons, elevators, and rudder. This is vital in maintaining aircraft controllability if normal hydraulic sources are lost. 2. Supplementary Electrical Power While the RAT is primarily a hydraulic power source on the 787-8, it can also, in some configurations, drive an emergency generator. This generator provides sufficient AC and DC power to support essential avionics, flight displays, and communications systems. Deployment Scenarios: When Does the RAT Automatically Deploy? The RAT on the Boeing 787-8 deploys automatically—without crew input—under the following emergency conditions: 1. Dual Engine Failure If both engines fail, resulting in the loss of engine-driven electrical and hydraulic generation, the RAT deploys to maintain critical flight control power. 2. Complete Electrical Loss to Flight Instruments If there’s a total loss of electrical power to both the captain’s and first officer’s primary flight instruments, the RAT ensures these systems remain powered. 3. Low Pressure in All Three Hydraulic Systems If all three systems—Left, Center, and Right—lose hydraulic pressure, the RAT provides emergency hydraulic power through the center system. 4. EMP Failure + Engine Loss During Takeoff or Landing If all four Electric Motor Pumps (EMPs) fail and an engine fails during takeoff or landing, the RAT deploys to sustain flight control power during these critical phases. Automatic and Autonomous Operation One of the RAT’s key advantages is its fully autonomous activation. Pilots do not need to manually deploy it; the system is designed to react immediately to predefined failure logic, reducing workload and ensuring flight-critical systems remain powered. In Summary The Ram Air Turbine (RAT) on the Boeing 787-8 is not just a backup—it's a lifesaving last resort. It deploys automatically to supply hydraulic and limited electrical power when all other power sources fail. Designed with layered redundancy in mind, it is one of the unsung heroes of modern aircraft systems, ensuring that even in worst-case scenarios, pilots retain control to guide the aircraft—and its passengers—safely to the ground.show more