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USAF MAJCOMs Partner to create virtual aircraft maintenance hangars
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas: Air Education and Training Command is working to build a faster and smarter Air Force...
AFRL creates safer-than-steel synthetic winch cable for cargo aircraft
The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet currently uses winch cables made of steel to pull pallets, vehicles and other items...
18th Aggressor Squadron replicates threats during Cope North 2020
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam: Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid...
Aerial Refueling Adds Lethality to US Military Aviation
Global reach is an important aspect of the U.S. military's warfighting ability, and aerial refueling helps to make global reach...
USAF, NASA collaborate on successful testing of Methane Engine
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: The Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Masten Space Systems Inc. successfully...
France, Germany sign prototype contract for future fighter jet
Paris: France and Germany on Thursday gave the green light for building a prototype of Europe's next-generation fighter jet, effectively...
US Air Force’s MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopter begins testing
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight, Feb....
BAE Systems profits as governments splurge on military
British military equipment maker BAE Systems said Thursday that its annual net profit shot higher on rising military budgets around...
Russia to Sign Contract for Several Dozen Upgraded Su-34 Bombers
Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to sign a new contract in the summer for the delivery of several dozen Sukhoi Su-34...
USAF Complete U-2 SYERS-2C Upgrades, Enhancing Imaging Capability
The U.S. Air Force, Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE:...
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