An F-16 fighter jet crashed xi miles southwest of Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland. One person ejected from the plane and has been located by rescue crews.
BREAKING: F-16 jet crashes near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland https://t.co/1Fi5RrnGNr pic.twitter.com/TICrEBqbiJ
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Just day after we highlighted "Silent Hunter" - China's new vehicle-slicing laser gun - it appears the US military is stepping up the propaganda on its own 'hi-tech weaponry'. Air Force Special Operations Command plans to install and test combat lasers on AC-130 gunships within a year.
The Pentagon has been experimenting with laser weapons for decades. In 2009, the Advanced Tactical Laser — fired from a C-130 — burned a hole in the hood of a truck.
The rattling of sabres grows ever louder. Military.com reports that the Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has been launched from California's central coast in the latest test of the intercontinental system.
The missile blasted off at 11:39 p.m. PDT Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles.
The Air Force says the missile carried test re-entry vehicles that headed for a target area 4,200 miles away to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Submitted by Duane via Free Market Shooter blog,
Update: Boeing has issued a statement following President-Elect Trump's tweet.
“We look forward to working with the US Air Force on subsequent phases of the program allowing us to deliver the best plane for the president at the best value for the American taxpayer,” Boeing spokesman Todd Blecher says in e-mail.