The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated has figured out a way to convert a general aviation aircraft into an unmanned platform without making permanent changes to the plane.
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Pilot error behind Swiss PC-7 crash
The pilot of a Swiss Air Force PC-7 flew the aircraft into a mountain in poor visibility in September 2017, investigations have concluded.
Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
DSCA has announced FMS package of 66 F-16C/D Block 70s to Taiwan
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the Foreign Military Sale of 66 F-16C/D Block 70 fighters to Taiwan.
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USAF to have 2,936 aircraft with ADS-B out by Jan. 1
The U.S. Air Force will have 1,129 helicopters, 923 mobility aircraft, 259 C2/ISR aircraft, and 625 trainers with ADS-B out on Jan. 1.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pamela.J. Farlin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF has started to operate flights at Air Base 201 in Niger
A C-130J assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 37th Airlift Squadron has landed at Air Base 201, Niger to kick off Visual Flight Rules operations at the base.
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