U.S. Navy F/A-18E Crashes Near China Lake. Pilot Ejected And In Stable Condition
The Super Hornet was flying a training mission from NAS Lemoore, California. A U.S. Navy F/A-18E has crashed near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, on Oct. 20, 2020.…
AW159 Wildcat Helicopter Remotely Controls a UAV In UK’s First Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) Trials
Leonardo successfully tested the integration of the UAV control station into the Wildcat Mission System. On Sept. 17, 2020, during Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials between an AW159 Wildcat helicopter and…
U.S. Air Force Prepares Upcoming Hypersonic Tests At The 10-mile long Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT)
The 846th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, is working to get its hypersonic sled testing program ready for the future Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Located…
U.S. Air Force Performs First Ever Code Change On A Flying U-2 Spyplane Running Kubernetes
Less than one month after the first flight, another milestone has been achieved with the open-source container-orchestration system flying on a Dragon Lady aircraft. On Oct. 16, 2020, a U-2…
Chinese H-6N Bomber Spotted Carrying Possible Air Launched Ballistic Missile
The missile could be a variant of the DF-21 “Carrier Killer” Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile or of the DF-17/DF-ZF Hypersonic Glide Vehicle. A few days ago, a video was posted on…
5th Generation Aerial Target Drone to Make its Maiden Flight Later This Month
5GAT ready for first flight. According to the U.S. Department of Defense the 5th generation aerial target drone is to make its maiden flight later this month. The first flight…