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Hypersonic vehicle fails flight test: US Air Force
A flight test of an experimental unmanned vehicle designed to fly at hypersonic speeds has ended in failure, the US...
Gunmen attack Pakistan air base, 8 dead: officials
Militants armed with guns and rocket launchers stormed a key Pakistani air force base before dawn on Thursday, sparking hours...
Combat training supports 21st century strategy
As the nation winds down from a decade of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Defense is...
Oman C-130J Super Hercules conducts Test Flight
A new C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman conducts a test flight at the Lockheed Martin facility here....
Poland to Replace Su-22 Bombers with UCAV
Poland is planning to replace its obsolete Soviet-built Sukhoi Su-22 strike aircraft with an unmanned strike aircraft (UCAV) system, Deputy...
F-35 Completes First Airborne Weapons Separation
The F-35 Lightning II accomplished a significant test milestone Aug. 8 when the aircraft successfully released a weapon in flight....
MiG-29 Test-flown from Indian Aircraft Carrier
JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (part of the United Aircraft Corporation) performs flights of the MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighters from the...
Over 2,500 Sukhoi Fighters Exported World-wide
Su-family combat aircraft have been exported since 1964. More than 2,500 Su-7, Su-17, Su-20, Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Su-30 aircraft...
KC-135 Upgrades to Keep Aircraft Flying for Decades
The 1950s-era KC-135 Stratotankers are slated starting next year to be souped-up with upgraded engines that will extend the nation's...
Global Hawk Makes Historic Flight from Grand Forks
The 69th Reconnaissance Group reached another milestone Aug. 7 with its first flight of a Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk...
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