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29 August

SNC Rolls Out ‘Only’ Trainer Jet Built for Carrier Deck Touch-and-Go

Sierra Nevada Corporation has introduced the Freedom Trainer jet, its entry in the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition.

28 August

A KC-46 refuels the B-2 for the first time during developmental flight test over Edwards AFB and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in April 2019.

Ronald Watkins

US Air Force Solicits Industry Input for Next-Generation Tanker Aircraft

The US Air Force has issued a fresh request for information as it pursues development of the Next-Generation Air Refueling System.

28 August

US Army Soldiers of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to test fire a Spike non-line of site (NLOS) missile from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. Photo: Lt. Col. Cain Claxton/US Army

Rojoef Manuel

US, Poland Test Spike NLOS Missiles From Apache in European First

US Army Soldiers of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to test fire a Spike non-line of site missile from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. Photo: Lt. Col. Cain Claxton/US Army

28 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Erdogan Jubilant as ‘Steel Dome’ Air Defense System Delivered to Military

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed a milestone for Turkey as its "Steel Dome" air defense system was delivered to the military.

28 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DZYNE’s Dronebuster Now Spoofs, Drives Hostile UAVs Up to 4-Km Backward

DZYNE Technologies has launched the Dronebuster Power Up Program, enabling users of earlier models, including Block 3, to upgrade to the latest Block 4 variant.

28 August

Rojoef Manuel

AI Battle Manager Speeds Up Fighter Pilot Decisions in US Defense Exercise

US fighter pilots have, for the first time, received real-time battle directions from an AI system during a Pentagon-led joint exercise — a milestone in weaving artificial intelligence directly into combat operations.

27 August