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Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across the USAF’s C-17 fleet. Small, simple and 3D-printed fin-like structures, called microvanes and fitted onto aircraft to reduce drag and subsequently fuel consumption, will soon be rolled out on the U.S. Air Force’s […]
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Joint Base Andrews and the VH-3D Sea King: behind-the-scenes of American history. As everybody knows by now, the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place in Washington, DC, on Monday Jan. 20, 2025. While presidential inaugurations are always remembered for the grand swearing-in ceremony, the inaugural address or […]
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The pilot of a Royal Air Force Typhoon has landed safely after an unusual incident saw the jet’s canopy jettisoned over the North Sea before an emergency landing at RAF Coningsby. BBC News reports, following much discussion among aviation enthusiasts, that a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon from XI (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Coningsby suffered […]
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The two H225Ms are the first of eight helicopters ordered in 2021 and will replace Pumas currently in service with French detachments in French Guiana, Djibouti and New Caledonia. Airbus Helicopters announced on Jan. 17, 2025 the delivery to the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) of the first two of eight H225M helicopters which were […]
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The BTF 25-1 deployment is in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with Allies, partners and joint forces as part of the strategic deterrence missions to “reinforce the rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region.” The United States Air Force commenced a new BTF (Bomber Task Force) deployment in the Indo-Pacific theater, the first […]
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The F-22 will receive an embedded set of TacIRST sensors as part of the Infrared Defensive System to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality. Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 22, 2025, that it has been awarded a $270 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate a system of next-generation infrared defensive sensors on the […]
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The Advanced Technology Research Aircraft is equipped with the nose of a Eurofighter to test the new E-Scan Mk1 AESA radar, also known as European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk1. Airbus announced that, on Jan. 21, 2025, the A320 ATRA (Advanced Technology Research Aircraft) flew for the first time from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) […]
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The U.S. Navy’s premier anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface (ASuW) helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk, has shot down its first drone, marking a new milestone for the service. During an address on Jan. 16, 2025, at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium, near Washington DC, Admiral James Kilby, the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, revealed the successful […]
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This was the first flight test of munitions on the TB3, which so far flew unarmed, and saw inert MAM-T guided weapons guided on target by the UCAV’s ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical system. The Turkish aerospace major Baykar announced that, on Jan. 17, 2025, the Bayraktar TB3 UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) achieved a new milestone when […]
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The production of the first MQ-28 Block 2 aircraft progresses ahead of the first flight later this year, while testing of the Block 1 continues both in Australia, at the Woomera Range Complex, and in the United States, reportedly at the Tonopah Test Range. Saab recently announced that it will supply, through its Saab Australia […]
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