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The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) proposal for Phase 2 in March. DARPA had stated that the LongShot program aims to show that an unmanned air-launched vehicle can use air-to-air weapons to take down enemy aircraft. This will increase the range and effectiveness of air superiority missions.
Graphic: General Atomics
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Wu Ximing, designer of the Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter, recently told China Central Television (CCTV) that a new helicopter is being develop by Chinese aerospace engineers.
Shimin Gu (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
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On Mar. 5, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) moved approximately 150 vehicles, including launchers for surface-to-ship and surface-to-air guided missiles, to its new base on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, news media in Japan reported.
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A two-seater MiG-15 warbird lost its canopy after taking off from Fairhope Airport on Mar. 4. Luckily, the piece of glass landed in an unpopulated area and was retrieve by airport personnel.
Two Ukrainian pilots are undergoing skills assessment on simulators at a U.S. military base in Tucson, Arizona to determine how long it could take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, according to two congressional officials and a senior U.S. official. The U.S. has approved bringing up to 10 more Ukrainian pilots to the U.S. for further assessment as early as this month, NBC News reports.
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