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Pentagon kills RKV

Posted on August 22, 2019 by alert5

The Pentagon has decided to pull the plug on the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program after “exercising due diligence,” the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering says.

Graphic: Raytheon
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ROBOpilot first flight

Posted on August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by alert5

The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated has figured out a way to convert a general aviation aircraft into an unmanned platform without making permanent changes to the plane.

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Pilot error behind Swiss PC-7 crash

Posted on August 22, 2019August 21, 2019 by alert5

The pilot of a Swiss Air Force PC-7 flew the aircraft into a mountain in poor visibility in September 2017, investigations have concluded.

Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-35B carried out first live-firing of AIM-9X in Indo-Pacific region

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by alert5

A F-35B from VMFA-121 has carried out the first operational live-fire of the AIM-9X missile in the Indo-Pacific region on Aug. 7.

Ordnance Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load an AIM- 9X Sidewinder missile onto an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft prior to a defensive combat air patrol rehearsal aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Pacific Ocean, August 7, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (Official U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Velez)

Thai UH-60s with MAWS

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by alert5

Photos from the Thai military taken during a recent exercise shows the UH-60 equipped with a missile approach warning system (MAWS) similar to the Elbit PAWS.