May’s top stories: WaveRider and X-47B successes
USAF's fourth X-51A WaveRider jet completes successful test flightThe US Air Force's fourth and final experimental X-51A WaveRider hypersonic jet…
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Liam Stoker
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Video feature: nano-air vehicles – small eyes in the skies
With modern threats such as terrorists and insurgents keen to blend into densely populated areas, a need for more covert…
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Video feature: A400M finally on the runway
video id from bright cove.Concluding a programme that was first initiated in 1982, Airbus's A400M is edging ever closer to…
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April’s top stories: US inks Israeli arms deal, UK commences drone ops
USAF's F-22 Raptor fleet returns to normal flight operationsThe US Air Force's fleet of F-22 supersonic fighter jets was cleared…
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Video feature: quadrotor claws, or grasping at straws?
Emerging technology has often taken inspiration from nature. Having previously sought bird-like UAVs with flappable wings, could the US Air…
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March’s top stories: F-35 flights cleared as Iraq weapons due
US DoD clears F-35 JSF fleet to resume flight operationsThe US Department of Defence cleared its fleet of Lockheed Martin…
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An appetite for surveillance creates enthusiasm for HALE UAVs
The US Air Force's penchant for UAVs has attracted steadfast support and raucous condemnation in equal measure. While their ability…
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February’s top stories: North Korea nuclear tests and F-22 upgrades
USAF prepares for upgraded B-1B Lancer bomber testsPersonnel from the US Air Force's 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron will be…
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January’s top stories: Iron Dome upgraded as USAF CRH programme advances
USAF contracts Lockheed for fifth and sixth AEHF satellitesLockheed Martin Space Systems received a contract modification from the US Air…
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Video feature: X-37 – space weapon or spy?
Shaped almost exactly like Nasa's former Space Shuttle and approximately a quarter of the size, the US Air Force's Boeing-built…