The System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the F-35 program is winding down after the final developmental test flight was completed on Apr. 11.
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Category: Air Force
AFSOC lacks $58 million for AC-130J laser weapon demonstration program
At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging threats, lawmakers were told that a project to fit a 60-kilowatt laser on the AC-130J still lacks $58 million to get the program fully funded.
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two hurt when inert bomb drops from Mirage 2000D
Two workers at the Faurecia automobile parts factory in Nogent-sur-Vernisson were injured on Apr. 10 when an inert bomb fell off from a Mirage 2000D.
By Captain Jason Smith, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Italian Air Force starts OT&E of AARGM
The Italian Air Force has started its Operational Testing & Evaluation (OT&E) of the Advanced Anti Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) in California.
LRSO cruise missile to be integrated on B-52H next year
Even though the Pentagon has yet to select a contractor to develop the next-generation Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) cruise missile, the U.S. Air Force is preparing to start integrating the weapon on the B-52H bomber from next year onward.
By Danrok [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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