US Air Force
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Jul- 2021 -22 JulyAir
USAF Demonstrates Cargo Aircraft Missile Launch
The US Air Force recently demonstrated beyond-line-of-sight command and control of an air-to-surface standoff missile-equipped Palletized Weapon System.
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21 JulyDOD Contracts
USAF Inks $950 Million Battle Management System Deal With Kymeta
The US Air Force has awarded Kymeta Corporation a $950 million demonstration and maturation contract to support the Advanced Battle Management System.
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20 JulyDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
USAF Demonstrates Reaper Automatic Takeoff and Landing
The US Air Force recently conducted an automatic takeoff and landing of an MQ-9 Reaper drone.
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16 JulyAir
USAF Conducts Maiden Hypersonic Weapon Warhead Test
The US Air Force has detonated an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon warhead in a first-time test.
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8 JulyAir
USAF Awards Northrop Grumman $3.86 Billion ICBM Support Contract
The US Air Force has awarded a $3.86 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Systems for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) ground subsystem support.
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6 JulyAmericas
USAF Awards Raytheon $2 Billion Nuclear Cruise Missile Contract
The US Air Force has awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a $2 billion contract to develop the nuclear-tipped Long-Range Standoff weapon system.
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5 JulyAir
US Army Conducts Airdrop Tests of New Infantry Squad Vehicle
The US Army carried out a series of airdrop exercises to identify if it would be possible to supply soldiers in military operations with infantry squad vehicles that could allow for rapid battlefield movement.
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Jun- 2021 -25 JuneAir
USAF Invests $1 Million in Pressure Wave Engine Aircraft
The US Air Force has awarded a $1 million contract to a Maryland-based company to build and demonstrate an air-launched vehicle using the firm’s “pulsejet” engine.
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18 JuneAir
Check Out This USAF Animated Video of THOR Destroying Drones
The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a video animation of its Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) that “realistically depicts” its capabilities in destroying drone swarms.
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17 JuneAmericas
US Air Force Develops Bird-Like Flapping-Wing Micro Drones
A team of researchers at the US Air Force Research Lab has invented a flapping-wing micro aircraft design based on the biomechanical movement of flying birds and insects.
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