U.S. Air Force Confirms TU-2S Dragon Lady Broke Endurance Records
The historic flight, which was 11 years in the making, saw the TU-2 flying longer than 14 hours and traveling over 6,000 NM across all 48 contiguous states of the…
U-2 Dragon Lady Breaks Altitude and Endurance Records During 70th Anniversary Flight
Flying from Beale AFB, a Lockheed U-2 aircraft, using the specially chosen callsign DRAGON 70, was heard communicating with ATC about a plan to set an endurance and altitude record…
U.S. Navy Tests MAC-E Signal Processing System for P-8A Poseidon
The Multi-static Active Coherent Enhancements (MAC-E) is an active sonar system composed of source and receiver sonobuoys used by the P-8 during ASW missions. The Naval Air Test and Evaluation…
Raytheon Secures Record-Breaking $3.5 Billion AMRAAM Missile Contract from U.S. DoD
Department of Defense announced a $3.5 billion award to Raytheon for AMRAAM missiles: it's the largest contract in program history. On Jul. 31, 2025, the DOD announced that Raytheon was…
Leonardo AW149: A Modern Medium Helicopter Powering a New Era of Battlefield Mobility
Modern, modular, and NATO-ready, the AW149 is emerging as Europe’s next generation medium multirole helicopter built for the modern battlefield. Building on Leonardo’s extensive experience in the military helicopter sector,…
TH-57 Landing on USS Lexington Marks the End of an Era in Naval Helicopter Training
TH-57 lands aboard decommissioned aircraft carrier to join Museum collection as the U.S. Navy Navy transitions to the new TH-73A Thrasher. On Jul. 30, 2025, a TH-57C Sea Ranger helicopter…
