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Northrop Grumman Delivers First SiAW Test Missile to the U.S. Air Force
The delivery of the first test missile to the Air Force marks the beginning of flight testing to verify the safe interaction ...
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Italian Typhoons Deployed for NATO BAP Mission Perform First Air-to-Ground Activity
The Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons flew a training mission at a Lithuanian range with the Litening V LDP (Laser ...
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Rin Sakurai
Rin Sakurai is a military aviation photographer and contributor to The Aviationist. Although interested in anything to do ...
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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.
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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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U.S. Air Force Introduces KC-46 Tanker Demo Team
The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first KC-46 air display at an air show in Texas, recently. The 56th ARS from ...
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China Officially Unveils The J-20S, The World’s First Two-Seat Stealth Fighter
After it first broke cover in 2021, the J-20S two-seat stealth fighter jet’s existence has now been officially confirmed and ...