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Nigeria inducts two Mi-35Ms into service

Posted on April 25, 2017 by alert5

Two Mi-35M attack helicopters were inducted into service with the Nigerian Air Force during a ceremony to mark’s the service’s founding anniversary in Makurdi on Apr. 24.

Photos: Nigerian Air Force
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Watch what happens when you pit two teams of 25 drones against each other

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by alert5

DARPA’s Service Academies Swarm Challenge is an aerial game of Capture the Flag played by swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles overseen by human operators. The competition, being waged by students from the three U.S. military Service academies, is an opportunity for the next generation of operators and tacticians to explore and understand swarm-versus-swarm interactions.

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Maiden flight of Boeing’s second T-X prototype

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by alert5

Boeing and Saab have completed the maiden flight of its second production-ready T-X aircraft. Lead T-X Test Pilot Steve Schmidt and Boeing Test Pilot for Air Force Programs Matt Giese took the aircraft up for an hour.

Photo: Boeing
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