The U.S. Air Force is eyeing a wide range of possible non-traditional missions for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, its latest fighter aircraft. Those future missions could include operating the F-15EX as a command and control node, a platform for outsized weapons, and potentially as a key enabler in the service’s concepts for manned-unmanned teaming. […]
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Maine’s piping plovers are adapting to washed-out beaches after winter storms
Jun. 17—Laura Minich Zitske was overwhelmed when she first walked along the Maine beaches that had been pummeled by winter storms to assess them before the annual return of the piping plovers. She found it hard to imagine how the small, endangered birds would find places to nest, above the waterline, on beaches that had […]
Russia’s adapting air defenses means Ukraine’s new F-16s are an example of weapons that are ‘no longer relevant:’ senior Ukrainian officer
An unnamed Ukrainian officer told Politico of his doubts about the usefulness of incoming F-16s. He said that Russia has already been preparing the battlefield for the NATO aircraft by range-finding. It’s an example of how Ukraine often receives weapons systems too late, he told Politico. Ukraine’s long-awaited F-16s are an example of weapons systems […]
What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure
In dozens of archaeological discoveries around the world, from the once-successful reservoirs and canals of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the deserted Viking colonies of Greenland, new evidence paints pictures of civilizations struggling with unforeseen climate changes and the reality that their farming practices had become unsustainable. Among these discoveries are also success stories, where […]