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Aug 19, 2021
Adding brains to the Reaper; Japan tests KC-46; BlackSky, Palantir team up; and U.S. Air Force hires Red 6 for T-38 synthetic training.
Aug 17, 2021
The Glide Breaker program is working on a new divert and attitude control system to counter hypersonic glide vehicles.
Aug 13, 2021
With no evidence of a single explanation, phenomenon requires study by multidisciplinary scientists, engineers and instrumentalists.
Aug 12, 2021
Joint Staff industry day; Hypersonic test center; Avalon Airshow nixed; U.S. picks launch companies; Smallsats ready for servicing role.
Aug 10, 2021
Eurofighter nations green-light incremental upgrade package; LTE midlife update plans still await agreement.
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May 22, 2023
Axiom Space’s second, four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station docked to the space-facing port on the Harmony module on Monday.
May 19, 2023
President Joe Biden said May 19 that the U.S. supports an international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and other fourth-generation fighters.
May 18, 2023
General Javier Salto Martínez-Avial, chief of the Spanish Air Force, says securing a further top-up order of Eurofighters is among his top priorities for 2023.
May 18, 2023
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunk and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte will be working to build an "international coalition" to provide Ukraine with combat air support.
May 17, 2023
The European Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile program is moving forward as MBDA completes trials of new air-to-ground missile Akeron LP.
May 16, 2023
Ukraine on May 16 again claimed it had downed a round of Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.
May 15, 2023
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft.
May 15, 2023
The Pentagon hopes to save $3.5 billion through its planned divestments of aircraft and ships across all services.