A Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter went supersonic to intercept a Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Oct. 7.
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Meet USN’s equivalent of Skunk Works: AIRWorks
The U.S. Navy now has an advance projects group modeled on Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Boeing’s Phantom Works.
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USAF F-15D crash in U.K.
The U.S. Air Force lost an F-15D when one came down in a field off Broad Gate, Weston Hills, Britain on Oct. 8. Pictures of the crash site in the source.
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Dutch F-16s carried out first air strikes in Iraq
Dutch F-16s have carried out their first strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq when three bombs were dropped on armored vehicles.
Israeli start-up wants to arm helicopters, drones with robotic weapon station
A start-up from Israel has put forward an idea to arm helicopters and UAVs with a robotic weapons system that can provide suppression fire automatically.