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A rendering of a Sparrowhawk drone in the middle of the process of being recovered in mid-air. Photo: GA-ASI Last year, General Atomics (GA-ASI) unveiled its Sparrowhawk air-launched and air-retrievable Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). Now General Atomics has given us the first look at how this drone is designed …

HERMES CORPORATION Quarterhorse. Hermeus Corporation, announced today the signing of a $60 million U.S. Air Force partnership for flight testing its first aircraft, Quarterhorse reusable hypersonic aircraft. This is the first of a planned family of high-speed aircraft from the startup. Although primarily aimed at commercial markets, the Air Force …

Take a look at the following stunning footage that shows C-17 Globemaster III Reverse Idle tactical descent from 30,000 feet to 5,000 feet in 2 minutes & not even close to max performance for this beast! The C-17’s thrust reversers are normally used to deflect the airflow from the four …

Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing concept aircraft could be manned or unmanned, large or small – Source: Bell The Bell helicopter maker has unveiled three new “High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing” aircraft design concepts. Bell announced Monday the unveiling of design concepts for new aircraft systems for military applications …

MIUS’s prototype is set to take to the skies for the first time in 2023. Baykar Defense image. On July 20, Turkey’s Baykar Defense company introduced the MIUS Project, an autonomous combat aircraft, by releasing concept design images via Twitter. A Turkish drone maker Baykar will combine its skillset in …

Sukhoi Su-75 CheckMate – Credits: screenshot from Rostec live streaming The Sukhoi Su-75 CheckMate, also known as the Light Tactical Aircraft, or LTS in Russian was formally unveiled at the opening of the MAKS international air show at Zhukovsky. The event was streamed online on Youtube by Rostec, Russia’s state …

Greece receives the first Rafale fighter jet from France, GR military chief calls the acquisition a “game-changer.” Photo: GR government The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has officially received its first Dassault Rafale combat aircraft. The formal handover ceremony took place on 21 July at Dassault Aviation Flight Test Centre in …

Sukhoi Su-75 CheckMate (Shots by @Сообщений / Paralay-Forum via A. Rupprecht) on Jul. 15, 2021, Photos started circulating on Twitter of an aircraft believed to be Russia’s new Sukhoi Su-75 CheckMate 5th generation stealth fighter jet ahead of MAKS 2021 airshow which kicks off next week. Sukhoi Su-75 CheckMate’s next-generation …

The new Russian 5th generation stealth fighter jet. (Image via Rostec) on Jul. 15, 2021, Photos started circulating on Twitter of an aircraft believed to be Russia’s new 5th generation stealth fighter jet, but it is unclear this is a mock-up of a future fighter or real prototype. A Russian next-generation …

The new Russian 5th generation stealth fighter jet. (Image via Rostec) on Jul. 15, 2021, Photos started circulating on Twitter of an aircraft believed to be Russia’s new 5th generation stealth fighter jet, but it is unclear this is a mock-up of a future fighter or real prototype. A Russian next-generation …