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  The X-44A is being unveiled to the public there as part of the Skunk Works’ 75th anniversary. Lockheed Martin has unveiled a small UAV that was used by the Skunk Works to investigate the stability and control of a stealthy, arrow-shaped design. The X-44A first flew in 2001 and …

Navy Hornet inscribed With George Bush’s Name To Lead 21 Jet Largest Ever Missing Man Formation. Thirty U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets Fly to Texas In Preparation for Unprecedented 21-Jet Missing Man Formation. The US Navy has decided to honor former President George H.W. Bush with a 21-aircraft memorial flyover …

Surveillance camera captures video of plane crashing into building, 4 Dead A Florida business’s surveillance camera captured video footage of a small plane exploding into a fireball after it crashed into a building housing a therapy center for children with autism in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend.   The crash …

A person with a brain chip can now pilot a swarm of drones — or even advanced fighter jets, thanks to research funded by the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. For the first time ever, DARPA has announced that it has demonstrated the use of telepathic thought from a …

Watch First of its kind Aircraft carrier flight deck simulator in action. The US Navy’s Office of Naval Research has developed a virtual trainer that will allow aircraft carrier flight deck crews to prepare for the job without having to be on an actual carrier at sea. The new technology …

Belgian Air Force intercepted Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet. The Belgian Air Force has reported that its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, which was deployed in the Baltics, had been scrambled to intercept Russian Su-27 Flanker aircraft. The announcement did not mention how many Russian aircraft were escorted by Belgian fighters …

World War 3: China Warns Tokyo Against Modifying Ships to Carry F-35s. BEIJING has issued a stark warning to Tokyo to not go ahead with plans to put F-35 Stealth jets aboard aircraft carriers, claiming the move would “drive the country to repeat its militaristic history”. The Japanese government reached an …

Navy has chosen F-5 over F-16 For Latest Commercial Aggressor Contract. The Government Accountability Office recently announced it had rejected a protest from the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, or ATAC, over a U.S. Navy multi-million dollar contract award for “red air” aggressors that went to its less established competitor Tactical …

That Time Four Swedish Viggen pilots protected A Crippled SR-71 Blackbird that had an in-flight engine failure Four Swedish air force pilots received U.S. Air Medals during a ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden, on Nov. 28, 2018, recognizing their actions that took place over 31 years ago. Swedish Air Force …

Iran buying JF-17 to replace its ageing F-14 and MiG-29 fighter jets. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force is considering the purchase of Pakistani-made JF-17 Thunder fighter jets  According to Muzammil Hatami, officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced an upcoming deal with Pakistan for an purchase of …