The LIFT Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOL, recently completed its first test flight at Duke Field. The unmanned…
Aerial Warfare
US Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady Flies Last Optical Bar Camera (OBC) Mission
The U.S. Air Force’s high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, recently flew Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera mission….
British Royal Air Force Pilots to Use Czech Aero L-159 ALCAs for Offense Training
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody and combat aviation training specialist, Draken Europe have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement to support the…
Northrop Grumman Achieves 100th GQM-163A Coyote Target Vehicle Launch
Northrop Grumman Corporation is celebrating the 100th launch of its GQM-163A “Coyote” target vehicle, which continues to support the critical mission of testing…
Philippine Army Aviation Regiment Eyes Utility Helicopters from Japan
Philippine Army chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said they were interested in acquiring helicopters from Japan for the Army Aviation Regiment, which…
Elbit Systems Selected to Provide DIRCM and EW System for Netherlands’ G650 Aircraft
Elbit Systems was selected to supply a Direct Infrared Counter Measures (“DIRCM”) system and an airborne Electronic Warfare (“EW”) system for a Gulfstream…
Republic of Singapore Air Force MRTT Fleet to Receive Automatic Air-to-air Refuelling Capability
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will soon receive its first Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) with automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) upgrade….
Royal Air Force Fighter Aircraft Deploy to Finland and Sweden for Joint Training
The Royal Air Force has deployed Typhoon FGR4 and F-35B Lightning jets to Finland and Typhoon FGR4 jets to Sweden for integrated fighter…
GA-ASI Welcomes New SkyGuardian Mission Trainer to Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC)
The first MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Mission Trainer has been delivered to the Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC), a facility in Grand Forks, ND…