A picture has surfaced showing a new aircraft generally matching Aerospace DAILY’s understanding of the shape of what is commonly known as the RQ-180 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). An interesting photo of what could be either the classified Northrup Grumman RQ-180 drone or the Lockheed Martin P-175 Polecat drone, surfaced …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Complete Another Successful Hypersonics Test
Credits: Lockheed Martin The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flight tested the second AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on the service’s B-52 Stratofortress out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Aug. 8, 2020. This captive carry flight was conducted with tactical hardware and fully instrumented to …
Read More »80 Female Pilots Gathered At Edwards AFB For The Filming Of Air Force Recruiting Service commercial
From left to right: Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin, U.S. Air Force Academy commandant of cadets, Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, Office of the Secretary of Defense Special Access Programs director, and Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, pose for a photo at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. …
Read More »Video Features Last Flight Of SR-71 Blackbird Flying at Mach 3.2 Speed
The below video taken on Oct. 9, 1999 at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) shows the last ever flight of an SR-71 Blackbird. This flight took place at the Edwards AFB Open House Airshow.Thirty minutes after the take off the SR-71 had climbed to 80,100ft and was travelling at a speed …
Read More »KC-46 Pegasus undergoes Avionic Test in the largest Anechoic chamber in the world
On May 5, 2017, a Boeing KC-46 Pegasus entered the largest Anechoic chamber in the world Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) for the first time to undergo Avionic Testing According to EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE A KC-46A Pegasus has entered the Benefield Anechoic Facility for …
Read More »Original SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Helmet available on eBay for US $17,995.00
The original SR-71 Blackbird Space Pilot Helmet comes with the original carrying bag is Currently available on eBay for the only US $17,995.00 Grab your chance to buy on eBay an ultra-rare Original SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Helmet. Furthermore, the seller has included “a rare t-shirt and two patches that come from Edwards Air …
Read More »That time B-1B LANCER Bomber Crew Performed a MIRACLE Gear Up Landing on Dry Lake at Edwards AFB
on Oct. 4, 1989, a B-1B Lancer from Dyess AFB performing a successful emergency landing on lakebed runway #33. B-1 From the 96th Bomb Wing was forced to make an emergency landing. Suffering a hydraulic failure, the front landing gear refused to deploy. With no other choice, they needed to …
Read More »Satellite imagery shows new Hangars Constructed At Edwards Air Force Base Ahead Of B-21 Raider’s Arrival
New Satellite imagery shows new Hangars Constructed At Edwards Air Force Base Ahead Of B-21 Raider’s Arrival In the recent satellite imagery, The Warzone editor TYLER ROGOWAY spotted a number of new structures have been built over the last eight months at Edwards Air Force Base. This is where the …
Read More »The story of a lucky SR-71 pilot who survived Blackbird disintegration at a speed of Mach 3.2
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. The iconic Lockheed SR-71 required aircrews to wear a special silver pressure suit to ensure their safety. This proved to …
Read More »Video of F-14 Tomcat Spin Out of Control
The legendary Grumman F-14 Tomcat is widely considered the best fleet air superiority fighter the U.S. Navy ever put to sea. But the Navy wasn’t the only one to fly F-14s, NASA had two of the formidable fighters too, and together the planes helped provide valuable flight test research that …
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