Modern fuses are shock resistant and for larger bombs the that's especially true. One bomb dropped near another bomb doesn't suddenly render either inert or prematurely detonated.
Disposal of large munitions generally requires physically removing the fuse.
Blast shocks can defuse...
That's unexpected? But I guess it's an indicator that DARPA is funding Rocket Lab... right? They're an unproven company til now, with only a handful of launches and no major successes to show. That DARPA is interested in such a small and young company shows a vested interest in growing their...
EOD teams sweep harbors for explosives and saboteurs.
Russia's pretty aggressive in the Arctic, and China is making inroads too due to thawing transit routes and resources. Russia is the main concern though... and those pesky Swedes.
Their fare share for sure. I don't exactly know when they first entered into service, I want to say early 2000s, but they do fly a lot. In 2017 they flew twenty intelligence gather sorties against Russia and last year that number increased to around 25-30. They get used for their intended...
The DA20 is an awesome electronic support aircraft! Compact, but brimming with advanced ECM and ECCM gear which puts them as a serious threat to even the most advanced militaries. Ours will likely be up for sale as the P-8N takes over electronic support roles, so that's something to keep in...
Norwegian Army JTACs spot targets for British Apache helicopters.
British helicopter detachment Clockwork arrives at Bardufoss air station with Prince Harry to mark 50 years of joint cooperation between the Royal and Royal Norwegian Air Forces.
Nice guy:-).
Not Norway. It's been decided that rather then refurbishing or reselling the aircraft, costly both monetarily and politically, the 52 F-16s of the RNoAF will be scrapped:
BODØ AIR STATION, NORWAY – As the Norwegian air force prepares to bring its first three F-35 joint strike fighters to...
Whoa! This is the first land-attack missile Japan has bought since its post-war constitution!
Norway, Germany, Australia, The United States and now Japan!! Huge win for Norwegian technology:-).
Sailors put through their paces at the Norwegian Navy's Naval Engineering and Safety Center.
Sailors from KNM Steil and Norwegian Navy Coastal Ranger Commandos train during Arctic Hawk 19.
It gets upwards of 20 C in parts of the country. Where I live, in...
Joint military/civil services medical exercise. It wasn't long ago that the police were outfitted primarily with an MP5 or MP7. How times have changed.
New fleet supply ship KNM Maud taking on deliveries for the RnoAF and Norwegian Navy for the first time.
KNM Helge Ingstad raised after sinking following a collision with a merchant vessel.
NOCGV Svalbard comes to the aid of merchant ship Northguider near Svalbard Island.
RNoAF pilots flying at Red Flag 19. Since no Norwegian F-35 made the transit to Nellis AFB, Norwegian pilots flew on American F-35s.
Norwegian, Danish and American EOD teams train together during exercise Arctic Specialist.
Soldiers from the Norwegian Army's Brigade North train with the Finnish Army and British Royal Marines during exercise Northern Wind 19 in Norrbotten, Sweden.