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Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf Lines Ready to Roll, ICBMs Should Now Feel Safe
Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf Lines Ready to Roll, ICBMs Should Now Feel Safe

21 Nov 2023, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Boeing announced this week it is ready to start low-rate initial production of the Bell UH-1N Huey replacement MH-139A Grey Wolf

 
T-7A Red Hawk Flies 1,400 Miles Across the U.S. to Reach New Testing Grounds
T-7A Red Hawk Flies 1,400 Miles Across the U.S. to Reach New Testing Grounds

14 Nov 2023, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Boeing announced it delivered the first T-7A Red Hawk trainer to the Edwards Air Force base in California for next stage of testing

 
The MF100 Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Got a $1.25M Boost From USAF
The MF100 Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Got a $1.25M Boost From USAF

3 Nov 2023, 02:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / San Francisco's MightyFly is gearing up for the public debut of its third-generation autonomous hybrid cargo aircraft next year

 
Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Chaparral Joins Forces With the Giant C-17
Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Chaparral Joins Forces With the Giant C-17

13 Oct 2023, 01:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Californian cargo drone with an innovative pod played with the giant C-17 military transport aircraft during a recent military exercise

 
USAF Is the King of Aerial Refueling, Singapore Air Force Beats Them in a Key Area
USAF Is the King of Aerial Refueling, Singapore Air Force Beats Them in a Key Area

12 Oct 2023, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airbus helps the Republic of Singapore Air Force become the first Air Force in the world to have a boom automatic refueling capability" for all its planes

 
USAF Lists the Bad Things That Happen When Civilians Strike Aircraft With Lasers
USAF Lists the Bad Things That Happen When Civilians Strike Aircraft With Lasers

11 Oct 2023, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force (USAF) says it is experiencing a surge in lazing incidents, warns of the effects on both the targets and perpetrators.

 
USAF Spends $35 Million on Same Rotary Engine That Got the Army All Worked Up
USAF Spends $35 Million on Same Rotary Engine That Got the Army All Worked Up

9 Oct 2023, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF announced an extra $20 million contract for a company called LiquidPiston to advance a revolutionary rotary engine

 
U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane Gets New Computer and Displays, Flies Them for the First Time
U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane Gets New Computer and Displays, Flies Them for the First Time

27 Sep 2023, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin announced the first test flight of a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane equipped with the Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) upgrades

 
USAF Shares a Joby eVTOL With NASA, Test Flights to Begin at Edwards Air Force Base
USAF Shares a Joby eVTOL With NASA, Test Flights to Begin at Edwards Air Force Base

27 Sep 2023, 05:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Joby Aviation delivered this week the first eVTOL prototype to the Edwards Air Force Base in California, aircraft to be used by both NASA and the USAF

 
USAF Blows $705 Million on New Air-to-Ground Attack Weapon, Northrop Grumman to Make It
USAF Blows $705 Million on New Air-to-Ground Attack Weapon, Northrop Grumman to Make It

26 Sep 2023, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $705 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop the Stand-In Attack Weapon by 2026

 
USAF Gets Its Hands of the First T-7A Red Hawk, Pilots Probably Itching to Fly It
USAF Gets Its Hands of the First T-7A Red Hawk, Pilots Probably Itching to Fly It

22 Sep 2023, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF announced this week it received the first-of-five Engineering, Manufacturing and Development T-7A Red Hawk aircraft

 
The First-Ever eVTOL Charger Installed at an Air Force Base Is Launching This Year
The First-Ever eVTOL Charger Installed at an Air Force Base Is Launching This Year

18 Sep 2023, 04:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / USAF's Eglin Base will be the platform for pioneering testing campaigns centered around pioneering electric aircraft and dedicated charging stations

 
This Funky-Looking Gulfstream G550 VIP Plane Can Disrupt Enemy Comms
This Funky-Looking Gulfstream G550 VIP Plane Can Disrupt Enemy Comms

13 Sep 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems announced the delivery of the first of ten Gulfstream G550 airplanes converted for electronic warfare.

 
USAF Settles on Blended Wing Body Aircraft Design, This Is It
USAF Settles on Blended Wing Body Aircraft Design, This Is It

17 Aug 2023, 12:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force (USAF) says it has selected California startup JetZero to develop a blended wing body aircraft prototype for its needs

 
5 Photos Showing What a Blast Working for the USAF Must Be
5 Photos Showing What a Blast Working for the USAF Must Be

14 Aug 2023, 08:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We picked five of the most spectacular photos the USAF released last week, and they all seem to show what a blast it must be to work for the Air Force

 
USAF's First Archer Midnight eVTOL Flight Coming Soon, Military Ops Will Never Be the Same
USAF's First Archer Midnight eVTOL Flight Coming Soon, Military Ops Will Never Be the Same

11 Aug 2023, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / eVTOL manufacturer Archer announced this week it will deliver the first Midnight aircraft to the USAF early next year at the latest

 
USAF Beams Mission Data Directly Into a Flying B-2 Spirit Using New Tech
USAF Beams Mission Data Directly Into a Flying B-2 Spirit Using New Tech

10 Aug 2023, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF and Northrop Grumman are testing new digital communications solutions for the B-2 Spirit bomber, successful tests conducted

 
5 Photos Showing Why the U.S. Air Force Is the Most Badass in the World
5 Photos Showing Why the U.S. Air Force Is the Most Badass in the World

7 Aug 2023, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Here are last week's most impressive photos of USAF aircraft in action, they show everything from fighter jets droppings bombs to helos lifting cargo

 
USAF Pumps $142 Million Into the Stellantis-Backed Midnight eVTOL
USAF Pumps $142 Million Into the Stellantis-Backed Midnight eVTOL

1 Aug 2023, 06:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Archer Aviation just secured a hefty $142 million contract with the DoD for the delivery of six of its electric aircraft named Midnight

 
USAF Flies the T-7A Red Hawk for the First Time, Glimpse of Test Shows Impressive Aircraft
USAF Flies the T-7A Red Hawk for the First Time, Glimpse of Test Shows Impressive Aircraft

29 Jun 2023, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing made public the first test flight of the U.S. Air Force's future pilot trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, all seems to have gone according to plan