Airborne Tactical Advantage Company brought four Hawker Hunters and 10 personnel to MCAS Beaufort to train with VMFAT-501 on Apr. 13.
Photo: Lance Cpl. Ashley Phillips
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Nigeria inducts two Mi-35Ms into service
Two Mi-35M attack helicopters were inducted into service with the Nigerian Air Force during a ceremony to mark’s the service’s founding anniversary in Makurdi on Apr. 24.
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Photos: Nigerian Air Force
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Watch what happens when you pit two teams of 25 drones against each other
DARPA’s Service Academies Swarm Challenge is an aerial game of Capture the Flag played by swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles overseen by human operators. The competition, being waged by students from the three U.S. military Service academies, is an opportunity for the next generation of operators and tacticians to explore and understand swarm-versus-swarm interactions.
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Maiden flight of Boeing’s second T-X prototype
Boeing and Saab have completed the maiden flight of its second production-ready T-X aircraft. Lead T-X Test Pilot Steve Schmidt and Boeing Test Pilot for Air Force Programs Matt Giese took the aircraft up for an hour.
Photo: Boeing
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Three more F-35s delivered to Israel
Three F-35s were delivered to Israel on Apr. 23.