July 04, 2020 Military Aviation News

The Forgotten Reason Why Israel Isn't Flying Stealth F-22 Raptors

07/04/2020

Congressman David Obey was worried that some of the sensitive and secretive technologies that went into developing the F-22 could be discovered and reverse-engineered by enemies of the United States if the U.S. were to export the airframe. In particular, the stealth characteristics unique to the plane.

Boris Johnson's rebranded RAF jet in Russian plane alert

07/04/2020

The Voyager was rebranded with the Union flag to "better represent" the UK abroad at a cost of £900,000 last month, sparking a political row. The aircraft has a military role in refuelling jets while in the air. It was scrambled along with RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons to intercept Russian military aircraft.

In the Future, Top Gun’s Wingman is a Drone

07/04/2020

The United States Air Force has posted a video about its Skyborg program. First revealed in March 2019, Skyborg was borne of an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) notion that drones outfitted with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities could give fighter pilots an advantage.

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