A Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A has been delivered to Beriyev Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex (TANTK) where it will be converted into the first A-100 AWACS.
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NASA’s WB-57 deployed to Africa
One of NASA’s three WB-57 has been photographed operating in Djibouti, Africa. The aging plane might be there to help generate high-resolution 3D maps.
Home-on-Jam demonstration for JDAM, SDB-I
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract for a Home-on-Jam demonstration on the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB-I) to Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc.
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DARPA exploring “aircraft carrier in the sky” concept
DARPA has invited the industry to submit their ideas on how to enable existing large aircraft to carry, launch and recover multiple unmanned air systems.
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Crowd-source investigation conclude Russian Buk shot down MH17
A crowd-source investigation into the shooting down of MH17 concluded that flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk air defense system that came from Russia.