Aviation News
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a research contract to Stratolaunch for rapid-turnaround hypersonic flight testing.
Graphic: Stratolaunch
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The U.S. Air Force has ordered 15 Silent Arrow Precision Guided Bundle (SA-PGB) for testing.
DARPA has successfully recovered a X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle in mid-air for the first time and retrieved the drone into a C-130.
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The U.S. Navy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement and upgrade of the F/A-18C/D Flight Control Computer (FCC) Operational Flight Program (OFP) with Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) capable software.
The Vanilla unmanned aircraft system has set a new world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft on Oct. 2.
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