DARPA has invited the industry to an 18-month evaluation on how to achieve air superiority once the F-22 and F-35 are retired.
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Category: Air Force
Embraer delivers first A-29 to Mauritania
Embraer has delivered the first A-29 Super Tucano to the Air Force of Mauritania on Oct. 19.
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YouTube: F-35A completes first AIM-120 internal weapons release
An F-35A has completed the JSF’s first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 from its internal weapons bay. AF-1 jettisoned the instrumented AIM-120 over the China Lake test range on Oct. 19.
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YouTube: TNI-AU Thunder Aerobatic Team
The Indonesia Air Force Thunder Aerobatic Team was formed in Feb. 2011 and they fly with three FLANKERS.
Upcoming X-37B launched postponed to mid-November
The U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance have both agreed to delay the next X-37B, OTV-3, after an engine glitch occured during an Oct. 5 launch of a Delta 4 rocket.
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