Video: US Military tests swarm of mini-drones launched from Jets
The US military has launched 103 miniature swarming drones from a fighter jet during a test in California. Three F/A-18 Super Hornets were used to...
Air Force X-37B space plane at 500 days in orbit.
The latest secretive mission of the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane has cruised beyond 500 days in Earth orbit since its launch last...
F35 software overrun with bugs, DoD testing chief warns
The F35 flight plan's appears to have delays written all over it. A previously unreleased memo from Michael Gilmore, the Department of Defense's director for...
Japan Unveils 1st Stealth Fighter Maiden Flight Planned Next Month
Japan's first domestically produced stealth fighter will make its maiden flight next month, according to Ministry of Defense officials who say it's more nimble than...
Navy, Air Force to Develop Sixth-Generation Unmanned Fighter
Developers have begun work on a sixth-generation fighter with an ability to perform for both manned and unmanned missions. Navy and Air Force developers are...
Air Force Wants to Fire Lasers from Aircraft by 2023
The Air Force plans to be able to incinerate targets such as incoming missiles with laser weapons mounted on C-17s by 2023 as part of...
Secret U.S. Space Plane To Land After 22 Months In Orbit
This much we know: It's not a bird and it's not exactly a plane. Beyond that, the U.S. Air Force holds all the answers. The...
U.S. Air Force tests Raytheon’s upgraded High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
TUCSON, Ariz. - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Air Force successfully flight tested an upgraded High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM). The HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM) is more...
Hypersonic Successor to Legendary SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Unveiled
Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works has finally unveiled the long-awaited successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Aviation Week and Space Technology’s Guy Norris pulled the covers...
X-37B spaceplane likely ‘spying on China’ or maybe NOT!
The US classified spaceplane is likely spying on China according to Spaceflight Magazine's editor Dr. David Baker. (more…)