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Specialists of the China Aerodynamic R&D Center conducted an unusual experiment. They organized a real air battle between AI and a military pilot. According to SCMP, the battle involved small model airplanes rather than fighters. The AI response to the pilot’s actions was lightning fast. Throughout the battle, the model aircraft controlled by AI algorithms […]
In 2021, Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force selected L3Harris Technologies as the executor of the contract to develop the Viper Shield EW system for the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter. This week, the contractor reported that the EW system had passed a critical analysis. Viper Shield is designed to provide a fighter with a […]
The United States Air Force conducted training at the northernmost American military base. It is called ‘Thule’ and is located on the island of Greenland. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) conducted the exercise from January 15 to January 31, 2023. For the first time in history, the US Air Force sent fifth-generation F-35 […]
During the stream about further seasonal updates of the flight simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator, the developers announced an interesting news. In February, the pride of Ukrainian aviation industry will appear in the PC version of the simulator, and in March on the Xbox Series X|S – the unique and only Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft in […]
In February, the allies may for the first time announce the provision of Western-style aircraft to Ukraine. It is about fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters. CNN reports that the position of the United States regarding sending General Dynamics aircraft to Ukraine has changed. Previously, the American authorities believed that the provision of fighter jets to […]
The Bell company, operating in the North American market, has introduced an outboard that allows you to turn any civilian helicopter into a combat one. The idea of its development came to American designers after the introduction of sanctions, which significantly limited the capabilities of the Russian aircraft industry. This forced countries that operate Russian […]
Mass production of reconnaissance and combat drones is being launched in Georgia. On January 27, the first test flights took place at the “Krtsanisi” training ground of the Ministry of Defense, according to the government’s website. It is noted that this is a joint project of Georgia and Poland. The Moscow Times writes about it. […]
The intriguing post of the Secretary of the National Security Council appeared after the statements of the White House and the Pentagon, which do not deny the sending of aircraft for the needs of the Armed Forces. The Secretary of the National Security Council, Oleksiy Danilov, reacted in an original way to the news about […]
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said contractors mistakenly deleted files in the pilot notification system. All U.S. domestic flights were grounded last week due to failures in the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) program, a system that notifies pilots of safety-critical conditions at airports and other areas that planes may cross, including everything from […]
More and more countries are daring to directly or indirectly confront Russia, which has turned into an aggressor country. In Georgia, Russia occupied 20% of the territory. The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, opposed the resumption of air traffic with the Russian Federation. The head of Georgia also demanded tougher conditions for the stay of […]