stealth technology

B-2 Stealth Bombers Land in Australia for Pacific Joint Exercise

US Army's B-2 stealth bombers arrived at Amberley, Australia, for the joint aerial defense exercise of the Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force.

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USAF B-21 Bomber Maiden Flight Pushed to 2023

The US Air Force’s B-21 Raider bomber is projected to take its maiden flight in 2023, Northrop Grumman announced.

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Chinese J-20 Aircraft Receives Upgraded Domestic Engine

The Chinese J-20 fighter flew with a domestic engine for the first time in public this week, according to several media outlets.

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South Korea Announces Stealth Drone Technology Breakthrough

South Korea's Agency for Defense Development has announced the development of stealth technology for unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Russia’s ‘Checkmate’ Fighter Jet to Be AI-Enabled 

Russia’s new fighter jet "Checkmate" will have elements of artificial intelligence in addition to other technological upgrades.

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Chinese Developer Claims Its Stealth Drone Rivals US B-21 Raider

Chinese drone developer Zhongtian Feilong claims it has built a prototype for a stealth drone that could take on the US Air Force’s B-21 Raider.

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Russia Announces First Armed Test of Heavy Strike Stealth ‘Hunter’ Drone

The Russian heavy strike stealth drone, Okhotnik, has reportedly flown with simulated air-to-air missiles for the first time.

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Russia Begins Building First Stealth Bomber: Report

Russia has begun manufacturing the prototype of its first strategic stealth bomber, state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, as the country presses ahead with the modernization of its military. Quoting defense industry sources, TASS said the state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation was overseeing the project. It said material was being shipped for the project and that work had begun on the cockpit of the bomber, known as the PAK DA. “The final assembly of the entire machine should be complete in 2021,” one of the sources told TASS. Stealth bombers are designed to evade radar detection while carrying large amounts of weaponry. Russian officials have revealed few details of the project, though last year Deputy Defence Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said aircraft maker Tupolev — which is part of United Aircraft Corporation — was in charge. Reached by AFP, United Aircraft Corporation spokesman Sergei Loktionov declined to comment on the report. Tupolev also did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Reports have said the plane will feature a flying wing design similar to U.S. stealth bombers, fly at subsonic speeds and carry strategic cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons. The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers are among the world’s most feared …

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Russia to order 12 fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters to “test combat use”

Russia is to order 12 of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft this year, and expects 14 Su-30SM fighters to be delivered in 2018

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Russian Su-57 fifth generation stealthy fighter flies with new engine

Russia's new stealthy fifth generation Su-57 fighter flew for 17 minutes with a new engine slated to be the production model on December 5

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