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USAF starts experimenting with magnetic anomaly navigation

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s multi-intelligence reconfigurable pod – AgilePod – recently demonstrated Precision, Navigation and Timing (PNT) concept of operations during six Phase I flights in Colorado.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The use of Open Systems Architectures during manufacturing enables the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AgilePod to integrate on diverse air platforms with short notice. The AgilePod is an Air Force-trademarked, multi-intelligence reconfigurable pod that enables flight-line operators to customize sensor packages based on specific mission needs. A fit check held late December, 2017, provided an opportunity to demonstrate the ability of the pod to rapidly integrate onto the Scorpion Light Attack/ISR jet, highlighting the benefits of Open Architecture for augmenting Air Force mission needs. (Air Force photo by David Dixon/released)

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Johns Hopkins APL to flight test hypersonic experiment from Sweden

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by alert5

An experiment by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) flight experiment team will soon determine whether the boundary layer transition of a hypersonic vehicle is laminar or turbulent.

Credit: Air Force Office of Scientific Research/Johns Hopkins APL

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Testing of tailless scale model at Arnold Engineering Development Center

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by alert5

A one-eighteenth scale model of an Air Force tailless aircraft recently underwent aerodynamic testing in Arnold Engineering Development Center’s four-foot transonic wind tunnel.

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Next Gremlins test flight to occur between October to November

Posted on June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 by alert5

The deputy head of Air Mobility Command has revealed that the next Gremlins test flight is set to take place between October to November.

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NASA adapting Auto GCAS for small or unmanned aircraft

Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by alert5

NASA has taken the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) that it help develop to the next level so that it is suitable for non-fighter aircraft.

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