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19 July

US Air Force, Raytheon Conduct First AMRAAM F3R Live Test

The US Air Force and Raytheon Missiles & Defense conducted the first AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile Form, Fit, Function Refresh live-fire test recently.

19 July

Air

DARPA and USAF completes second HWAC missile test.

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA, USAF Complete Second Test of Raytheon-Northrop Hypersonic Missile

DARPA and the US Air Force completed the second flight test of the Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) on July 18.

19 July

Air

Rojoef Manuel

USAF LIFT Hexa Electric VTOL Completes First Test Flight

The US Air Force’s new electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft has completed its first test flight at Duke Field, Florida.

18 July

Air

U.S. Air Force Airmen at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Rojoef Manuel

US, Japan Conduct Pacific Aerial Defense Exercise

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force recently deployed a total of 52 aircraft for an aerial exercise in the Pacific.

13 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Tests B-2 Bomber System for GPS-Denied Environments

The US Air Force has conducted its final test of a B-2A bomber radar-aided targeting system that enables weapon guidance accuracy in a GPS-degraded environment.

12 July

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF, Navy Concluding Five-Year Microwave Weapon Test

The US Navy and Air Force Research Laboratory are wrapping up a five-year joint effort to develop high-power microwave technology capable of knocking out adversary electronics systems.

12 July

Americas