US Air Force conducts latest hypersonic weapon flight test
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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/
Jolly Green II continues tests, completes first aerial refueling
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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/
USAF awards contract for first lot of F-15EX fighter aircraft
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data and technical support. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-awards-contract-for-first-lot-of-f-15ex-fighter-aircraft-75899/
US F-16 Crashes In South Carolina, Killing Pilot
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkA US Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft crashed during a training mission in South Carolina, killing the pilot, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The plane went down about 11:30 pm Tuesday (0330 GMT Wednesday) at Shaw Air Force Base, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Charleston, the base said in a statement. It said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-f-16-crashes-in-south-carolina-killing-pilot-75818/
F-15E officially first compatible fighter for B61-12 nuclear bomb
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe F-15E Strike Eagle has officially become the first fully compatible fighter aircraft to carry and deploy the latest variant of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) air-dropped nuclear munition – the B61-12. In a media release on Twitter dated June 9th, Sandia National Labs stated that “Years of preparation have culminated in two test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-officially-first-compatible-fighter-for-b61-12-nuclear-bomb-75713/
US Air Force fails to fix ‘persistent’ racial disparities: watchdog
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DefenceTalkThe US Air Force disciplines black service members twice as much as white ones but has done nothing to remedy the situation since it was brought to light in 2016, according to court documents and a report published Wednesday. The Air Force has the biggest racial disparities among their military justice practices out of all […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-fails-to-fix-persistent-racial-disparities-watchdog-75676/
USAF B-1B Bombers Train with Swedish Air Force
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DefenceTalkThe Swedish Air Force today conducted a combined air exercise with parts of the US Air Force, an exercise that had been planned for a long time, in which all air force units with fighter aircraft as well as the Air Combat Training School participated. Swedish fighter aircraft– Jas 39 Gripen – escorted US B-1B […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-b-1b-bombers-train-with-swedish-air-force-75626/
US Fighter Jet Crashes In Florida, Second Accident In A Week
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DefenceTalkA US fighter jet has crashed during a test flight in Florida, the air force said Wednesday, the second military air accident in a week in the state. No one was hurt in the incident involving an F-35A Stealth jet as it tried to land Tuesday night, Eglin Air Force Base said in a statement. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-fighter-jet-crashes-in-florida-second-accident-in-a-week-75615/
Pentagon announces new mission for secretive space drone
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DefenceTalkThe US Air Force said Wednesday it would be sending its high-tech X-37B space drone back into orbit this month — the sixth trip for the reusable vehicle that maneuvers around the Earth on secretive missions. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, which looks like a small version of the manned space shuttles retired in 2011, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-announces-new-mission-for-secretive-space-drone-75455/
US Air Force investigates using quantum materials in new navigation tool
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DefenceTalkAir Force Research Laboratory researchers Drs. Robert Bedford, Luke Bissell, Chandriker Dass and Michael Slocum are finding practical applications for the curious phenomena that occur in quantum materials. Until the late 1990s, the properties – or even the existence – of such materials seemed little more than theoretical. But, what is a quantum material? Once […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-investigates-using-quantum-materials-in-new-navigation-tool-75437/