DARPA’s VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program has selected Aurora Flight Sciences for Phase 2.
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Category: UAV
Britain, France invest $2.18 billion for FCAS
The leaders of Britain and France have agreed to invest $2.18 billion in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.
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Graphic: Dassault
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U.S. Navy wants CBARS to be known as Stingray
The U.S. Navy is quietly trying to get the RAQ-25 to be known as Stingray instead of its nomenclature – Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS).
Photo: U.S. Navy
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USAF has tested teaming F-16 with “unmanned” F-16
The U.S. Air Force recently flew a F-16 with another F-16 but the second jet was being flown by algorithms.
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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MQ-9 crashes in Afghanistan
The 451st Air Expeditionary Group lost a MQ-9 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Feb. 20 at about 9 p.m. Kabul time. There were no injuries or damage to civilian property as a result of the crash.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys