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Testing of tailless scale model at Arnold Engineering Development Center

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A one-eighteenth scale model of an Air Force tailless aircraft recently underwent aerodynamic testing in Arnold Engineering Development Center’s four-foot transonic wind tunnel.

Photo by Rick Goodfriend

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India to retire MiG-21 in three years, stands up second Rafale squadron

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Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, said the MiG-21 will be phased out of service within three years.

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Boeing to integrate Elbit’s iSNS for undisclosed F-15 operator

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Elbit’s Immune Satellite Navigation System (iSNS ) has been selected by Boeing to integrate into the F-15 fleet of an unnamed customer.

An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 26, 2021, prior to departure for Northern Edge 2021. The F-15EX brings next-generation combat technology to a highly successful fighter airframe that is capable of projecting power across multiple domains for the Joint Force. (U.S Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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