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According to the US Department of Defense, the US Air Force plans to retire 250 combat aircraft in 2025 as part of preparations for future purchases of newer aircraft. What is known One of the main purposes of retiring old aircraft is to make room for more modern models. For example, out of these 250 […]
Anduril became the contractor that officially announced its support for the US Air Force’s program to develop advanced unmanned aerial vehicles. The US Air Force has selected the company to develop unmanned combat aircraft (UCA) with artificial intelligence such as “trusted partner”. Anduril acquired Blue Force Technologies, a small aviation company that was developing an […]
The U.S. military is preparing to gradually retire legendary reconnaissance aircraft that entered service 70 years ago. In early January 2024, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the 940th Refueling Wing conducted an “elephant walk” training exercise at Bill Air Base, when six U-2S reconnaissance aircraft and two TU-2S trainers, six T-38 trainers used to support […]
Aviation startup Hermeus has completed testing the first in a series of four Quarterhorse jet UAVs used as unmanned flying laboratories to test technologies as part of the Hermeus Quarterhorse hypersonic aircraft project. It is expected that the Quarterhorse series will include four drones in total, each of which should be more complex than its […]
The US Air Force has signed a contract with RTX for the supply of SDB-2 precision-guided aerial bombs, also known as StormBreaker. This is reported by the official website of RTX. According to the signed contract, the Air Force will receive more than 1,500 GBU-53 StormBreaker precision-guided munitions from RTX. The contract value is estimated […]
A U.S. military V-22 Osprey convertible crashes in Japan. This was reported by the Japanese broadcaster NHK. There were eight servicemen on board the American aircraft. According to a spokesman for the Japanese Coast Guard, an Osprey convertible aircraft of the US military crashed off the coast of the Japanese island of Yakushima in the […]
The U.S. military has carried out a controlled destruction of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean due to an anomaly during testing. This was reported by the website of the Vandenberg Air Force Base, from which the launch was carried out. “An unarmed Minuteman III missile was destroyed over the Pacific […]
Boeing is preparing to deliver the first F-15EX Eagle II fighter in its final configuration. The aircraft recently made its debut flight. Experts from the US Air Force and Boeing are studying the data obtained during the operational testing of the F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet. The information will allow us to make a decision […]
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman begin taxiing tests of the B-21 Raider. This was reported by a representative of the military service. The US Air Force did not disclose the details of the ground tests, but noted that this is an important step ahead of the first flight. In addition, the service has […]
A J-11 fighter jet of the People’s Liberation Army of China performed a dangerous maneuver near a US B-52H Stratofortress bomber. This was reported by the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). The incident occurred on October 24, 2023, over the South China Sea. A Chinese plane attempted to intercept a B-52H Stratofortress and flew within three […]