General Atomics Mojave UAS Tested With Minugun Pods.

The drone strafed targets on the ground during a live fire event earlier this month.

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Sierra Nevada Corporation Will Build E-4B ‘Doomsday’ Plane Replacement.

The new commercial derivative aircraft will replace the 1970s’ E-4B Nightwatch in the National Emergency Airborne Command Post role.

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Cool clip I got from a reader. It shows an AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta / New Exploration and Escort Helicopter) attack helicopter prototype during a test flight. More details about the Fenice helicopter here: theaviationist.com/2023/03/22/pro… #theaviationist …

USMC CH-53K Transports F-35C And Refuels From KC-130 En Route.

A CH-53K King Stallion was used to transport the first F-35C carrier variant aircraft, CF-1, from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

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Here's Our First Close Look At A Ukrainian Light Aircraft Turned Long-Range Kamikaze Drone.

Images shared on social media provide an unprecedented look at one of the light aircraft turned into one-way drones by Ukraine.

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First Six Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Delivered To Croatia.

The six Rafale multirole combat aircraft, flown by Croatian pilots, were welcomed at the Zagreb operational base.

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Air Force Picks Anduril And General Atomics To Build And Test Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The USAF has awarded the two companies the funding for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles.

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UAE And China Eye Military Cooperation With J-20 (Literally) In The Background.

Interestingly, the photos shared by the UAE MoD after the visit to China show a painting with two J-20 Mighty Dragons predominantly featured during the meeting.

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The first battle damaged Patriot missile system from Ukraine arrived at Harrisburg, PA (KMDT) on April 5th.
Anotonov AN-124 #508015 as ADB3748 flew direct from Rzeszow, Poland.

65 Years Ago Today: The Man Who Flew A B-47 Under The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge.

On Apr 24, 1959, legend has it that an aviation stunt so bizarre it defies belief actually took place in the Mackinaw Straits, Michigan.

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US Officials Doubt China’s Stealth Bomber Can Rival American Designs.

US intel confident that China’s forthcoming long-range stealth bomber, the Xian H-20, will not match up to American B-2 or B-21 designs.

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Ten Dead After Horrific Mid-Air Collision Between Royal Malaysian Navy Helicopters.

An AW139 and an AS555 crashed after they collided during the rehearsal of the parade for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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One Country Expressed Interest In Buying The A-10, Air Force Secretary Says.

The U.S. Air Force might find a buyer for its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft once they are retired from active service.

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On this day, 10 years ago, we published this story about the sightings over Amarillo and Wichita.
To date, we still don't know what those two mysterious aircraft were. Any guesses?
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Really honoured to be invited to talk cybersecurity and AI in modern conflict scenarios and mil aviation during a panel of the #RedHotCyberConference2024 . Lots of interactions and discussions with quantum computing, cyber and information warfare professionals. Red Hot Cyber

The RAF Typhoon Display Team Reveals New Livery For 2024 Display Season.

The new special colored aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G.

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Modified Chinese H-6 Bomber Spotted Carrying Mysterious Drone.

The bomber is possibly carrying the WZ-8 high altitude supersonic reconnaissance drone or the MD-22 reusable hypersonic drone.

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South Korea’s Last F-4E Phantoms Fire Final AGM-142 Popeye Missiles Prior To Retirement.

The end of their service is near for the ROKAF Phantoms (June 7). In the meantime they are conducting their final live firing exercises.

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'Portugal Has Already Begun Transition To The F-35' Portuguese Air Force Chief Says.

The Portuguese Air Force will eventually replace the F-16s with the F-35.

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Claims Swirl About Imminent Delivery Of First Batch Of Su-35 Flankers To Iran.

According to some reports, the delivery of the Su-35 Flankers to Iran would be imminent. There are reasons to take these claims with a grain of salt though.

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