October 24, 2019

Taiwan has received LoA to buy 66 F-16s

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alert5

The United States has given Taiwan the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) to buy 66 new F-16 fighters.

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DARPA picks 8 teams for AlphaDogfight Trials

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DARPA has selected eight teams to compete in the AlphaDogfight Trials, a virtual competition designed to demonstrate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that can perform simulated within-visual-range air combat maneuvering, colloquially known as a dogfight.

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Watch Tu-160s arriving in South Africa

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Aviation Week: 427th Reconnaissance Squadron is operating the RQ-180

Posted on October 24, 2019 by alert5

Aviation Week has a new extensive update on the status of the secretive RQ-180 unmanned aerial vehicle. The publication believes that the aircraft is now operational with the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron.