NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission Ahead Of Retirement
After 37 years, NASA is about to retire its DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory. It will be replaced by a B777-200. On Apr. 1, 2024, NASA's DC-8 aircraft, registration N817NA, completed…
U.S. Air Force Secretary Will Fly In AI-Controlled F-16
The service's top civilian leader will board the back seat of the Viper later this spring and experience firsthand how the autonomous technology works. U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall…
Eurofighter Outlines Possible New Orders From Partner Nations
In addition to the currently disclosed orders, the Eurofighter consortium envisions up to 74 aircraft from domestic orders and 130 from export customers. Eurofighter discussed future growth scenarios for its…
Here’s ‘Lancelot’, The B-1B Resurrected From The Boneyard
"Lancelot" was stored at AMARG. It was pulled from the "Boneyard" to rejoin the Air Force's Strategic Bomber Fleet. A B-1B Lancer bomber of the 7th Bomb Wing, serial 85-0089,…
Ship-Mounted Variant Of Iron Dome Scores First Operational Interception
A ship-mounted Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a suspected drone that entered Israeli airspace Eilat last night. The interception marked the first-ever operational use of the variant known as…
U.S. Navy Tests Four LRASM Missiles Simultaneously In Flight
The latest Integrated Test Event is considered a “graduation exercise” of the latest configuration of the weapon. The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the 12th Integrated Test Event…
