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The stealthy F-35 fighter jet is one step closer to carrying nuclear weapons

A pair of F-35s from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada released dummy nuclear bombs at a nearby test range this month, moving the advanced stealth fighter closer to carrying the world’s most powerful weapons into combat, the Air Force said Monday. The flights on Sept. 21 marked the “graduation” test exercise necessary for the Air Force variant of the F-35 to move ahead with what’s called the nuclear design certification process, according to the service’s press release. It’s still not clear when the F-35A will receive its full nuclear certification allowing it to move from training ranges and dummy bombs to real-world battlefields. But when that happens, the Air Force will have a second stealth aircraft in its fleet that can carry nukes. “The B-2 [Spirit] bomber was the prominent nuclear -capable stealth aircraft,” Lt. Col. Daniel Jackson, division chief for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration at Air Combat Command, said in the press release. F-15E Strike Eagl...

The world’s largest aircraft carrier “USS Gerald R. Ford” is capable of carrying more than 75 aircraft.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, capable of carrying over 75 aircraft, is the largest aircraft carrier in the world. The $13 Billion, 337m-long flagship aircraft carrier joined the United States Navy in 2017. Each of the ship in the Ford-class will save $4b in total ownership costs during its 50-year service life. An  aircraft carrier  is a warship which serves as a seagoing airbase. It is a symbol of prestige and power for the navies across the world . These giant aircraft carriers are equipped with a full-length flight deck capable of carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircrafts. Acting as the capital ship of a naval fleet in a waterfront, these supercarrier can carry numerous aircraft including fighters Jets, strike aircraft, helicopters, and other types of aircraft. As of 2021, there are an estimated 46 aircraft/helicopter carriers in service operated by thirteen navies across the world, and the largest of them is the U.S Navy’s Gerald R Ford Class battleshi...

Ohio man charged with threatening to carry out mass shooting at California middle school

Ohio man charged with threatening to carry out mass shooting at California middle school. An Ohio man was charged with threat ening to carry out a school shooting at a California middle school , the Justice Department announced this week. Alex Jaques, 21, was charged with making interstate threats - and the FBI found out because he posted videos of his guns on YouTube, according to the Justice Department. In the video posted on YouTube, Jaques allegedly shot a Chromebook and then made threats to Washington Middle School in Salinas, California. "The video shows an Uzi-style weapon being discharged in rapid succession and multiple shots fired from a rifle-style weapon," a release from DOJ says. That video was titled "Torture testing a Chromebook (Washington Middle School)," DOJ says. They say he obtained the laptop because one of his siblings allegedly went to the school. MORE: Colorado shooting suspect purchased gun despite 2021 bomb threat arrest Court document...