Two F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Have Landed At MCAS Miramar
The F-117 saga continues. Two Nighthawks have landed at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar outside San Diego. On Oct. 20, 2020, two F-117s have made a surprise visit to…
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…