The Mitsubishi X-2 stealth demonstrator has progress to Vr stage whereby the aircraft accelerated to rotation speed and the pilot pulled the nose wheel off the ground. This occurred at Nagoya Airfield on Apr. 11.
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First flight of X-2 in late April
The Nikkei reported on Apr. 7 that the first flight of the Mitsubishi X-2 stealth demonstrator is expected to be carried out in late April.
DARPA has selected 4 teams for its air-recoverable UAV program
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 contracts to four teams for its Gremlins program.
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Graphic: DARPA
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From fins to fairings, USAF experimenting with various technologies to reduce C-17’s drag
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is busying modifying a C-17 at Edwards Air Force Base in an effort to improve airflow efficiency and reduce drag on the cargo plane.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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Pentagon will turn 4th generation fighter into an unmanned partner of F-35
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has reached out to the industry for solutions to turn one of its non-stealthy fighter platform into an unmanned fighter that can be paired with a manned aircraft.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J. Scott Wilcox (U.S. Air Force photo 130919-f-ZN655-35) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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