DefenceTalkDefenceTalkHILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah: The 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron, along with Reservists from the 419th FW, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Aug. 22, after three weeks of training in Alaska, including Red Flag 20-3 at Eielson Air Force Base. Red Flag is a large force combat exercise that takes place several […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fourth-fighter-squadron-wraps-up-training-in-alaska-76224/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkA small Maryland company took first place in last week’s AlphaDogfight Trials Final event, a three-day competition designed to demonstrate advanced algorithms capable of performing simulated, within-visual-range air combat maneuvering – commonly known as a dogfight. Heron Systems’ F-16 AI agent defeated seven other companies’ F-16 AI agents and then went on to dominate the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/alphadogfight-trials-foreshadow-future-of-human-machine-symbiosis-76218/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkAfter meeting several primary objectives during risk reduction flights at the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah in late July, DARPA’s Gremlins program now is targeting additional tests of its X-61A vehicle later this year. The program seeks to develop and demonstrate air launch and air recovery of up to four unmanned aerial systems […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpas-gremlins-program-completes-second-flight-test-in-demonstration-series-76221/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. is considering selling advanced American F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates over the objections of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump told reporters at a White House news conference that the Emiratis had expressed interest in buying “quite a few” of the stealth fighter jets. He said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-weighs-f-35-fighter-jet-sales-to-uae-over-israeli-objections-76200/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkFor the first time, the Defense Department and the entire federal government will have access to secure, trusted, and American-made commercial drones on the General Service Administration schedule, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Kratsios announced at a virtual event hosted by the Defense Innovation Unit. This new DIU initiative, dubbed Blue […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-defense-developing-small-unmanned-aerial-system-for-warfighters-76185/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe third and final competition in DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trials will take place virtually August 18-20 instead of in person due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Participating teams and audience members will watch online as artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms control simulated F-16 fighters in aerial combat, culminating in a matchup on August 20 between the top […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ai-fighter-pilot-vs-air-force-pilot-dogfight-showdown-scheduled-for-this-week-76181/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Israeli Air Force will carry out a joint exercise with the Luftwaffe in Germany for the first time, including a visit to the Dachau concentration camp, the German military said Thursday. The forces will also fly over the Fuerstenfeldbruck airbase to commemorate the 1972 attack on the Summer Olympics in Munich in which 11 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-fighter-jets-to-head-to-germany-for-first-joint-exercise-76169/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: The Air Force took another step towards fielding a hypersonic weapon following its final captive-carry test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon under a wing of a B-52 Stratofortress off the Southern California coast, Aug 8. The flight resulted in the successful transmission of telemetry and GPS data from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-conducts-latest-hypersonic-weapon-flight-test-76150/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: Approximately 3,000 feet above Eglin Air Force Base, the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J tanker for the inaugural aerial refueling by the Air Force’s newest combat search and rescue helicopter, Aug. 5. The connection marked the start of two weeks of developmental testing of the aircraft’s aerial refueling […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jolly-green-ii-continues-tests-completes-first-aerial-refueling-76161/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSupported by Sweden, Saab has submitted its proposal for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) to Canada. The proposal comprises 88 Gripen E fighter aircraft, with a comprehensive support and training package and an industrial and technological benefits programme. This is the formal response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by Public Services and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-offers-gripen-fighter-jets-to-canada-76126/