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USAF's KC-46A Pegasus tanker enters Benefield Anechoic Facility for the 1st time

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USAF's KC-46A Pegasus tanker enters Benefield Anechoic Facility for the 1st time
 
A US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus has entered the Benefield Anechoic Facility for the first time, the USAF said on May 30. The new aerial refueling tanker is undergoing tests to demonstrate that it meets Federal Aviation Administration certification requirements and DOD electromagnetic environmental effects requirements for systems. These tests include shielding effectiveness, emission control and high intensity radiated fields.
 

TsAGI progressing towards low-noise aircraft development

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TsAGI progressing towards low-noise aircraft development
 
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Russian aerohydrodynamics specialist TsAGI (a subsidiary of the Zhukovsky Institute) has completed the second phase of its research into an improved model of a future low-noise aircraft in April. The aircraft features a slightly swept wing allowing the laminar airflow without chaotic speed and pressure fluctuations on the surface and, hence, slashing drag, according to TsAGI’s press office.
 

Bell unveils its vision for the future through FCX-001 helicopter concept

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Bell unveils its vision for the future through FCX-001 helicopter concept
 
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Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, unveiled yesterday March 7 at HAI Heli-Expo 2017 its vision for the future of rotorcraft – the FCX-001. This is Bell Helicopter’s first concept aircraft and presents a 3-D roadmap for delivering safer, smarter and more efficient rotorcraft solutions.
 

Mikoyan MiG-35 in Full Details: Specifications - Performances - Weapons - Sensors

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Mikoyan MiG-35 in Full Details: Specifications - Performances - Weapons - Sensors
 
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The advanced Mikoyan MiG-35 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-F) multirole fighter has started its flight trials, according to United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) President Yuri Slyusar. "The flight tests of the MiG-35 advanced fighter have begun," he told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a session of the Military Industrial Commission (MIC).
 

TsAGI unveils new concept of flying wing heavy transport aircraft

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TsAGI unveils new concept of flying wing heavy transport aircraft
 
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Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) is developing a concept of a heavy transport plane with the wing-fuselage configuration, the institute’s press office said on Jan. 16, 2017. The wing-fuselage configuration will allow using the internal volume as effectively as possible and increase aerodynamic effectiveness, the press office added.
 

USAF B-52H bomber test-launched unarmed AGM-86B nuclear cruise missile

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USAF B-52H bomber test-launched AGM-86B nuclear cruise missiles
 
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US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircrews recently tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles, demonstrating the bomber force’s ability to configure, load, fly and deliver the nation’s only nuclear cruise missile, the Edwards AFB press service announced on Jan. 19, 2017.
 

BAE Systems developing groundbreaking "atmospheric spy lens" for surveillance missions

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BAE Systems developing groundbreaking "atmospheric spy lens" for surveillance missions
 
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Within the next fifty years, scientists at BAE Systems believe that battlefield commanders could deploy a new type of directed energy laser and lens system, called a Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens which is capable of enhancing commanders’ ability to observe adversaries’ activities over much greater distances than existing sensors, the company announced on Jan. 15, 2017.
 

US DoD successfully demonstrates Autonomous Swarming Drones Technology

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US DoD successfully demonstrates Autonomous Swarming Drones Technology
 
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In one of the most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the US Department of Defense, the Strategic Capabilities Office, partnering with Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California, the US DoD stated on Jan. 9, 2017.
 

Russia Considers Developping a Full Range of UAVs in Coming Years

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Russia Considers Developping a Full Range of UAVs in Coming Years
 
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The Russian Defense Ministry is seeking to set up a complete line of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including tactical and high-altitude ones, expert Denis Fedutinov writes in the pages of the Vedomosti daily. Five years ago, Russia’s lagging behind technologically developed nations by far was a commonplace in the discussion of the development of domestic UAV systems. Russian customers, among which the Defense Ministry ranks first, have done much since then to remedy the problem.
 

USAF's C-17 drag reduction program enters final testing phase

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USAF's C-17 drag reduction program enters final testing phase
 
USAF C 17 drag reduction program enters final testing phase 640 002 When it comes to aviation fuel, the C-17 Globemaster III utilization rate makes it stand out as the largest consumer in the Air Force. This is why a team at the USAF 418th Flight Test Squadron has been working for the past year on the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s C-17 Drag Reduction Program.
 

US Army lab successfully performs first flight test of MMT-70 modular missile

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US Army lab successfully performs first flight test of MMT-70 modular missile
 
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The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center successfully launched three modular open systems architecture test missiles Sept. 21 at the Redstone Test Center on Redstone Arsenal. The test missiles were designed and developed by AMRDEC under the Modular Missile Technologies Project. All three test missiles were launched from a fixed stand and followed the expected ballistic flight paths.
 

US flies first MV-22B Osprey outfitted with 3-D printed critical parts

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US flies first MV-22B Osprey outfitted with 3-D printed critical parts
 
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The United States' Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) marked its first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques on July 29 at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland.
 

USAF F-15 unit complete flight tests with new ADCP II computer operating system

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USAF F-15 unit completed flight tests with new ADCP II computer operating system
 
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USAF Eglin's Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force completed a historic test mission here July 8 on an aircraft system that will enhance the life and lethality of the F-15, the Egline public affaires team announced on the airbase website.
 

Russia already eyes on 6th-gen unmanned fighter jet

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Russia already eyes on 6th-gen unmanned fighter jet
 
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Russia is working on a new-generation fighter, according to former Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Gen. Pyotr Deinekin. "The development of the new-generation fighter began in 2013," the general said, adding that the new aircraft would be unmanned.
 

Sikorsky achieves key milestone within DARPA's ALIAS program

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Sikorsky achieves key milestone within DARPA's ALIAS program
 
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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, has successfully demonstrated a 30-mile autonomous flight using a Sikorsky S-76 commercial helicopter to complete Phase 1 of an $8 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.
 

USAF tests fuel-saving winglets on MC-130J Commando II aircraft

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USAF tests fuel-saving winglets on MC-130J Commando II aircraft
 
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The USAF 413th Flight Test Squadron, based at Eglin AFB, Florida, recently started flight of C-130 Hercules military airlifter fitted with "fuel-saving" winglets, the USAF announced on April 19, 2016. Lockheed Martin originally lead the program, but abandoned it three years ago.
 

RAF moving forward in ASRAAM missile integration on F-35 fighter jet

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RAF moving forward in ASRAAM missile integration on F-35 fighter jet
 
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In February 2016, missile manufacturer Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia announced that the first Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles were delivered to the U.S. for integration and testing on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II. Store separation testing of the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile has been conducted in the wind tunnels at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base.
 

DARPA completes first flight test of ALIAS advanced Sense-and-Avoid system

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DARPA completes first flight test of ALIAS advanced Sense-and-Avoid system
 
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A research effort associated with DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program recently conducted the first successful flight tests of a shoebox-sized, plug-and-play system designed to enable manned and unmanned aircraft to automatically detect nearby aircraft and avoid potential mid-air collisions.
 

Japan's X-2 stealth fighter prototype proceeds in ground test phase

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Japan's X-2 stealth fighter prototype proceeds in ground test phase
 
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According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, Tokyo conducted another ground test of the country's first domestic fighter jet. Japan held a ground test on Wednesday Feb. 24, 2016, of its first aircraft designed with stealth technology.
 

New pictures of Japan's ATD-X Shinshin 5th gen aircraft demonstrator

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New pictures of Japan's ATD-X Shinshin 5th gen aircraft demonstrator
 
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New pictures of the Japan-made Advanced Technology Demonstrator – X (ATD-X) have been released on the internet by Japanese daily newspaper Sankei Shimbun. The first prototype of the future F-3 5th gen fighter aircraft has been showcased today, Jan. 28, to industrial representatives and local press by Japan Air Self-Defense Forces officials.
 

USAF started testing the GAU-21 machine gun on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter

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USAF started testing the GAU-21 machine gun on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter
 
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Arriving in the rain, an HH-60G Pave Hawk landed Jan. 5 at USAF's Edwards Air Force Base to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun. The Pave Hawk will be at Edwards AFB until Jan. 22 where the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron are providing the facilities, range safety, photographic documentation and maintenance support equipment.
 

USAF achieves final development flight test of a B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb

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USAF achieves final development flight test of a B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb
 
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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and United States Air Force completed the third development flight test of a non-nuclear B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada on October 20, 2015, the NNSA announced on Nov. 16, 2015.
 

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II successfully completes first aerial gun firing

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Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II successfully completes first aerial gun firing
 
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The F-35A Lightning II completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm Gatling gun system during a California test flight, Oct. 30. This milestone was the first in a series of test flights to functionally evaluate the in-flight operation of the F-35A’s internal 25mm gun throughout its employment envelope.
 

USAF Global Strike Command successfully test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM

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USAF Global Strike Command successfully test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM
 
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A team of US Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle today at 5:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
 

China's new Avicopter Z-11WB light helicopter performed its maiden flight

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China's new Avicopter Z-11WB light helicopter performed its maiden flight
 
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Designed as a military improvement over the AC-311, China’s Avicopter Z-11WB made its first successful flight late last month. In November of 2010, Chinese state-owned manufacturer Avicopter unveiled the AC-311, a single-engine helicopter capable of carrying up to six people.
 

Thales’ TLP long range early warning radar heads towards first test phase

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Thales’ TLP long range early warning radar heads towards first test phase
 
The historical radar manufacturer Thales has recently revealed details about its on-going project of Very Long-Range Radar. Launched in 2007 by the French Defense Ministry, the TLP (Radar Très Longue Portée) is a ballistic missile early warning radar (BMEWS) being developed by Thales and the French Aerospace Lab ONERA. It will be able to detect intermediate-range as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The historical radar manufacturer Thales has recently revealed details about its on-going project of Very Long Range Radar. Launched in 2007 by the French Defense Ministry, the TLP (Radar Très Longue Portée) is a ballistic missile early warning radar (BMEWS) being developed by Thales and the French Aerospace Lab ONERA. It will be able to detect intermediate-range as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles.
 

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