Hypersonic startup Hermeus has secured funding from the U.S. Air Force and the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate to develop its Mach 5 aircraft.
Photos: Hermeus
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Day: August 6, 2020
Belarus Air Force fighters land on motorway
The Belarus Air Force carried out an exercise on the M1 Minsk-Brest motorway on Aug. 5. MiG-29, Su-25, Yak-130 and L-39 landed on a pre-prepared strip of the motorway before taking off to carry out ground attacks at the Ruzhany air range.
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Argentine Air Force A-4AR pilot killed in crash
A Argentine Air Force A-4AR pilot was killed on Aug. 5 when his fighter crashed south of the city of Cordoba during a training flight.
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An-225 delivered U.S. HEMTTs to Israel for integration with Iron Dome system
The world’s largest cargo plane, the Antonov An 225, arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 3, bringing U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) to the country for integration with the Iron Dome missile system.
Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defense
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F-35A B-course student pilots are learning to fly on Beast Mode configuration
The U.S. Air Force’s 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base is teaching its B-Course student pilots how to fly the F-35A in Beast Mode configuration.
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