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Silent Arrow 1-Ton Autonomous Cargo Delivery

Posted on May 7, 2021 by alert5

Why use a parachute when you can glide

VFC-12 transitioning to Super Hornet as USN considers getting used F-16s from USAF as aggressors

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by alert5

Vice Adm. John Mustin, chief of Navy Reserve, disclosed in a statement submitted to the defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee that VFC-12 will being its transition to the Super Hornet Block 1 this year.

KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2020) An F/A-18 Hornet of the “Fighting Omars” of Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 12 flies over Key West, Fla. while providing adversary support for the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1. VFC-12 is one of four Navy Reserve squadrons who function as the Navy’s only professional airborne adversary support squadrons. (Courtesy Photo)

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Skyborg has flown, borrowing the body of a UTAP-22

Posted on May 7, 2021 by alert5

Skyborg, the U.S. Air Force’s low-cost, attritable unmanned air vehicle, has its autonomy core system (ACS) flown aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical unmanned vehicle on Apr. 29.

Photo: U.S. Air Force
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