Boeing says its Unmanned Little Bird H-6U was able to demonstrate 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship during flight tests in July.
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High-resolution photos of roll-out ceremony for first RSAF M-346
Alenia Aermacchi has rolled out the first RSAF M-346 at its plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy. Click on photos to enlarge.
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Syria’s first man in space and Air Force officer defects
Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Sunday that Syria’s first man in space, Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Fares, has defected to Turkey and joined the Free Syrian Army. A video on YouTube shows him visiting a rebel base in Aleppo, his hometown.
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Boeing, Johns Hopkins University demonstrates UAV swarm technique
Multiple UAVs could form a swarm using just a laptop and a military radio, researchers from Boeing and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have shown.
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Third X-51A ready for flight
If all goes according to plan, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory will launch the third and probably the final X-51A flight on Aug. 14.
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