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31 January

Collins Tests F-35 Fighter Jet Cooling System Replacement

Collins Aerospace has tested an 80-kilowatt cooling system as part of an F-35 aircraft power and thermal capability replacement effort.

31 January

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Needs More Than HIMARS to Blunt Russia’s Artillery Fire: Experts

Ukrainian forces need more than just US-made HIMARS rockets to blunt the increasing rate of Russian artillery fire.

31 January

Joe Saballa

US Donates $1.3M in Military Equipment to Kenya

The US government has donated $1.3-million worth of military equipment to the Kenya Defence Forces to support peacekeeping missions.

31 January

Gabriele Di Francesco, Xwing safety pilot, prepares for takeoff in N101XW, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that flies autonomously, at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 to conduct autonomous flight trials and optimize the technology for future missions and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

Rojoef Manuel

AFWERX Demos Cessna 208B Aircraft for Autonomous Transport

US Air Force innovation arm AFWERX has completed an autonomous logistics demonstration of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in California.

31 January

Joe Saballa

Philippine Island Facing Taiwan Eyed for Next Exercises With US

An island in the northernmost Philippines is being eyed as the next location of an annual US-Philippines joint military exercise.

30 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Another US F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes Off South Korea, Pilot Rescued

An American F-16 fighter jet experienced an "in-flight emergency" over the West Sea off South Korea and crashed early Wednesday.

30 January

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 20, 2022) – Aerosonde unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct post-flight checks on a UAV. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Sonar Technician Surface Second Class Lucas Daehan Yun)

Rojoef Manuel

Textron’s Aerosonde Achieves Maiden Flight Aboard USS Savannah Littoral Combat Ship

Textron’s Aerosonde drone has completed its first deployment from the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28).

30 January

CHIMERA successfully completed a three-week field test in New Mexico, showcasing the system’s ability to defeat airborne threats at the speed of light. (Photo courtesy of AFRL)

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon, AFRL Complete Field Test of CHIMERA Air Base Defense System

Raytheon and the AFRL have concluded a three-week test of the Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Defense weapon.

30 January

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Saudi Arabia

Rojoef Manuel

Croatian Army Buys Eight Black Hawk Helicopters From US

The US government has approved the foreign military sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk medium-lift military helicopters to the Croatian Army.

30 January

Joe Saballa

US to Station Nuclear Weapons in UK Amid Growing Russian Threats: Reports

The US is reportedly planning to station its nuclear weapons in the UK in response to growing threats from Russia.

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