A Chinese Long March 3B rocket carrying Indonesia’s Nusantara-2 communications satellite failed to make it into orbit after its third stage failed.
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QinetiQ completes delivery of 59 Banshee Whirlwind targets to Indonesia
Qinetiq has revealed that has completed the delivery of 59 Banshee Whirlwind targets to Indonesia.
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Snowbirds to pause training, delay airshow season
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, Snowbirds, have decided to pause their training and delay their airshow season due to COVID-19.
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USAF wants to arm B-1B with AGM-183 mounted on external hardpoints
USAF Global Strike Command chief Gen. Timothy Ray told Air Force Magazine that he wants to have a squadron of modified B-1B bombers that can carry the AGM-183 hypersonic missile on external hardpoints.
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RVS 2.0 could pave way for autonomous refueling for KC-46
The improved Remote Vision System 2.0 that Boeing will install on the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker includes LiDAR sensors that could allow autonomous aerial refueling.
U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner / Public domain
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