Fox Firepower May 3, 2016 Lockheed Martin developing U-2 spy plane successor, report says Lockheed Martin is developing a successor to the U.S. military’s legendary U-2 surveillance plane, according to a media report.
US Air Force May 3, 2016 US military's hypersonic jet could fly 5 times the speed of sound The U.S. military is reportedly developing a hypersonic jet plane that could soar at up to five times the speed of sound — faster than a bullet, which generally travels at Mach 2, or twice the speed of sound.
US Army May 3, 2016 US Army, Air Force, test lasers for high-tech bomb disposal The U.S. Army and Air Force are harnessing laser technology for bomb disposal in an ambitious project to minimize the risks posed by explosive devices to military personnel.
Fox Firepower May 3, 2016 Drone swarms join the Navy Just like how locust swarms can cause devastating natural disasters, the U.S. Navy’s Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) drones could devastate adversaries.
US Army May 3, 2016 US Army, Air Force need better drone training, report says The U.S. Army and Air Force are facing drone pilot training challenges, according to a report to Congress by the Government Accountability Office. The 44-page report, released May 14, highlights key areas where the military needs to bolster its training around drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
US Air Force May 3, 2016 Air Force mulls mothballing F-16s if Congress blocks A-10 retirement The House Armed Services Committee inserted $683 million into the 2016 defense bill to stop the Air Force from retiring the A-10 Warthog.
US Air Force May 3, 2016 F-35 pilots to wear $400,000 helmets that can see through the plane We've come a long way from the classic leather aviator helmets and goggles pilots famously wore in WWI.
US Air Force May 3, 2016 Software glitch causes F-35 to incorrectly detect targets in formation Engineers are trying to fix the F-35’s software package after it was discovered the sensors for the Joint Strike Fighter malfunction when detecting targets when the aircraft flies in formation.
US Army May 3, 2016 New small diameter bomb doesn’t fit inside Marines' F-35B Joint Strike Fighter engineers will have to make adjustments to the weapons bay of the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 so the aircraft can carry a pin point glide bomb by 2022, JSF program officials said.
US Navy May 3, 2016 Veterans, active duty military, tap social media network for support Since its launch in 2012, the RallyPoint social forum has become an online community, sounding board, and professional guide for over 500,000 veterans and active duty men and women serving in the military.
US Air Force May 3, 2016 High-tech US hardware can minimize the risk of pilot capture in ISIS air war The horrific killing of captured Jordanian Air Force Lieutenant Muath al-Kaseasbeh by Islamic State militants has highlighted the risks coalition pilots face as they fly combat missions against ISIS positions in Iraq and Syria.Â