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The article talks about the power of airplanes and revolutionary weapons systems, stating that before the Wright Brothers' invention, visionaries such as , H. G. Wells, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell and Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts saw the capability of airplanes. It discusses the slow growth of air power, role of bombers in World War II, and Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

The article focuses on a paradigm shift in nuclear arms control. Topics include the current approach, stated to be focused on deployed strategic nuclear "delivery vehicles" long-range bombers, nuclear ballistic missile submarines, and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and after the end of the Cold War, both sides sought to develop approaches to count actual weapons in the stockpile but these efforts failed.

The article discusses the history of the U.S. Navy's Lockheed PV-1 Ventura dual-engine attack aircraft during World War II in 1939-1945. Topics include the involvement of the aircraft in the 1943 Battle of Attu in Alaska, its early missions from Attu Island, Island and crash landing on Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

The article presents an overview of an air bomber Convair B-36 "Peacemaker operated only by the United states Air force and includes information on its construction process, strategic features and its nuclear power.

The article recounts the exploits of the Tiger Force group of bomber aircraft and long-range fighter squadrons from the British Royal Air Force (RAF) that was created to help the U.S. military forces in fighting Japan's fighters during the Second World War.

The article presents the feats of the members of the Bomber Command during the Second World War, particularly the two Wellington Is aircraft from the 11 Operational Training Unit at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England that were deployed in Norway to fight the German invaders in April 1940.

Richard Woolmer, a classic car restorer, owns a 1950-51 Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster, which he acquired from a friend. The car is in its original condition with a few modifications, such as headlamp black-outs to give it a World War Two vibe. Woolmer plans to fit new, wider banded rims and upgrade the carburetor for better performance. The interior is untouched, and the car is reliable except for a failed ignition coil. Woolmer aims to maintain the car's original look and preserve its history. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time since the Kremlin's invasion began, telling the Ukrainian leader that the only way to achieve peace is through negotiations. The war in Ukraine hasn't affected Russia's strategic weapons stockpile and Russian air, maritime, space, and cyber forces haven't "suffered significant degradation", Cavoli said in the remarks. Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Calls Xi Call "Productive". [Extracted from the article]

The war in Ukraine hasn't affected Russia's strategic weapons stockpile and Russian air, maritime, space, and cyber forces haven't "suffered significant degradation", Cavoli said in the remarks. Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Calls Xi's Hour-Long Call "Productive" (Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time since the Kremlin's invasion began, telling the Ukrainian leader that the only way to achieve peace is through negotiations. [Extracted from the article]

The war in Ukraine hasn't affected Russia's strategic weapons stockpile and Russian air, maritime, space, and cyber forces haven't "suffered significant degradation", Cavoli said in the remarks. (Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time since the Kremlin's invasion began, telling the Ukrainian leader that the only way to achieve peace is through negotiations. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Christian Arzberger is an automotive engineer by trade, but his passion is researching Allied bombers that crashed during World War II in home province of Styria in eastern Austria and has also conducted research on an additional 20 crash sites and done preliminary research.

After a harrowing takeoff from North Field on Tinian Island, in the Marianas, aircraft commander Major Charles 'Chuck' Sweeney swung the overweight B-29 Bockscar around to the northwest and began [...]

Military organizations are increasingly extending the life cycles of aircraft and other equipment. The U.S. military ex-tended the service of the F-16, the B1-B and the B-52 for decades and, as I write this, talks are ongoing for Canada to buy 25 used F-18 fighter jets from Australia, with delivery expected in 2019. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the investigation of the crashed U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs and reporting a fire aboard attempted an emergency landing at Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland. Toxic and radioactive ingredients mixed with the jet fuel in the pyrotechnic display. The plane broke into thousands of small pieces on the three-foot-thick ice. Other aircraft and weapons fragments were suspended in new ice as the bay refroze, leaving a long black gash to mark the site. Into this frozen desert were sent representatives of some seventy U.S. agencies, mainly military, to deal with the "broken arrow," the code name for accidents involving nuclear weapons. Because Greenland belongs to Denmark, teams of officials from Copenhagen also were called in. INSET: Dangers of low-level radiation..

Only a generation ago, the Sahrawis, the Arabic people of the Western Sahara, began to abandon their nomadic life for the Spanish towns, drawn by construction jobs, clinics and schools. After Spain pulled out, Morocco moved in, using French and American fighter bombers, to deprive the Sahrawis of their land and complete the task of sedentarization. Now the only wanderers in the desert are Sabrawi soldiers of the Polisario Front. The prospects of an independent Sahrawi state are probably doomed because of the growing convergent views between Algiers and the United States, the principal patrons of the combatants.

Focuses on several socio-political issues in the U.S. Conflict between the U.S. Army and the Navy over the indecisiveness of army bombers to attack a Japanese airplane carrier spotted by a navy flying boat, during the attack on Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Discussion on instances where military and other government information services have been accused of lack of candor or of serious bungling and inefficiency; Plans of politician Harold Knutson to stand for renomination in the primaries in Minnesota; Comments on privileges and immunities, termed as extraterritoriality, that the citizens of the U.S. have enjoyed in China.

The article discusses the use of mirrors as precision tools at the plant of Boeing Aircraft Co. in Seattle, Washington. The principle of reflected light has been applied by Boeing to different jobs in design, production and testing. The use of mirrors also allows Boeing to save time and money. The company is using mirrors in precision setting of multiple guns on the B-50 bomber, immediate checking of tool accuracy and detection of elements in a metallic sample, among others.

In recent developments in the Mediterranean statesmen and publicists are convinced that the occupation of Albania will turn out to be even more costly to Benito Mussolini than the occupation of Czechoslovakia has been to his opposite number in Germany. During the Ethiopian crisis in 1935 the British fleet scuttled out of Malta without waiting to count ten. Had war broken out, it would likewise have had to abandon Alexandria, where it had taken shelter. All Egyptian bases including the Suez Canal were then undefended, Italian submarines and bombers would have met very little resistance. Indeed, British naval officers made no secret of their intention to clear out of the Mediterranean in case of hostilities and take up a position west of Gibraltar.

The article reveals that the biggest job Robert E. Gross has done to make his aircraft company, Lockheed Aircraft Corp., successful is getting the men for the job he had to do. It says that Lockheed never let a shortage of trained men interfere with getting the job done and has introduced innovations for the training of its own employees and of applicants. Among Lockheed's biggest deals are the British reconnaissance bombers for the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Corps' P-38 interceptor.

Relates the experience of the author during the war in Spain. Attack of the Heinkel light bombers protected by Messerchmidt pursuit planes; Struggles experience by the author entering Lerida; Meeting of the author with the first group of refugees after passing the old Roman walls of Tarragona.