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As General Atomics, Anduril Wingmen Drones Clear USAF Critical Design Review, Let’s Look at how Modern Wars are Informing the CCA Program
Air Force Materiel Command’s Col. Timothy M. Helfrich broke down what might constitute the Increment 1 and Increment 2 of the ...
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First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production
The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production. Fresh on the heels of the ...
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U.S. Navy to Develop F/A-XX Next-Generation Fighter Independently of Air Force NGAD
The Navy’s decision could shield the F/A-XX program from the impacts of the Air Force’s NGAD review, especially as the source selection process is ...
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Triple Decker Threat: The Fokker Dr.1 Story
Diminutive and nimble, the Fokker Dr.1 was Germany’s answer to the British Sopwith Triplane during the Great War over the ...
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Drunk British Soldiers Caught Engaging in Sexual Acts Inside Apache Helicopter Cockpit
A newly released report has revealed a 2016 incident where two soldiers were discovered naked from the waist down inside the cockpit of a parked Apache helicopter. During an exercise at the ...
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F-15E Crews Recall Mission to Repel Iranian Attack on Israel
The 494th Fighter Squadron pilots were recognized for downing several Iranian drones during the attack on Israel in April this year. In the night between April 13 and 14, 2024, Airmen with the ...
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Airbus Plans Eurofighter Manned-Unmanned Teaming Testbed
The STAR demonstrator will be used to test MUM-T capabilities with the Eurofighter Typhoon, thanks to technologies developed for the Long Term Evolution integrated in a pod. Airbus is preparing to ...
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For the First Time, a General Atomics Gray Eagle STOL UAV Took Off from a South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship
The Gray Eagle STOL was transported onto the Dokdo disassembled a week earlier and, after a week of testing, performed the type’s first flight from ship to land. The drone is the production ...