AI Is Now Dogfighting With Fighter Pilots In The Air
Last year, the uniquely modified F-16 test jet known as the X-62A, flying in a fully autonomous mode, took part in a first-of-its-kind dogfight against a crewed F-16, the U.S. military has announced....
View ArticleAir Force Looking At Options Beyond The B-21 Raider Is Absolutely Necessary
The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. David Allvin, caused something of a stir this week when he talked about his service already looking at what it would buy after the B-21 Raider stealth...
View ArticleChina’s High-Altitude WZ-7 Drone Has Appeared Near The Philippines
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army WZ-7 Soaring Dragon was recently spotted for what looks to be the first time flying over the northwestern end of the South China Sea near the Philippines. The...
View ArticleRussia’s Historic Submarine Rescue Ship Looks Undamaged After Claimed Strike
The Russian Navy’s unique submarine rescue and salvage vessel Kommuna, which is more than 100 years old, shows no clearly visible signs of being damaged by a Ukrainian strike yesterday based on...
View ArticleBlack Mystery Craft Spotted Slung Under Chinese H-6 Bomber
An image has emerged purporting to show a Chinese H-6 bomber variant carrying what looks to be a large very dark-colored aerospace vehicle under its central fuselage. The object is not a WZ-8...
View ArticleMinigun-Armed Mojave Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute
General Atomics’ Mojave short take-off and landing drone armed with a pair of Dillon Aero DAP-6 Minigun pods shredded several static targets in a first-of-its-kind live-fire demonstration earlier this...
View ArticleNext Big Challenge For AI Dogfighting Is Keeping Track Of Enemies Up Close
The U.S. Air Force has made real breakthroughs in autonomous air combat, announcing last week that its X-62A test jet running on an artificial intelligence (AI) ‘brain’ went head-to-head with a crewed...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics, Anduril Move Ahead In Collaborative Combat Aircraft Drone...
Anduril and General Atomics are one step closer to being chosen to build the first drones under the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. The service is looking to buy at least...
View ArticleHave Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs Been ‘Thrown Aside’ By Ukraine?
A U.S.-supplied air-to-ground munition transformed into a ground-based strike weapon has been performing very poorly in Ukraine due to jamming and other factors, according to a senior Pentagon...
View ArticleCheck Out This Marine CH-53K Carrying An F-35C While Refueling From A KC-130T
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion helicopter with a stripped-down hulk of an F-35C slung underneath refueling in mid-air from a KC-130T Hercules tanker/transport aircraft is a window into what...
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