All articles by Liam Stoker

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…