X-47B Combined Manned/Unmanned Carrier Operations
The U.S. Navy conducted combined manned and unmanned flight operations testing aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), with an X-47B …
Aircraft
An Inside Tour of Air Force One
At first glance, it looks like another Boeing 747-200 airliner, a plane that changed commercial aviation, opened up flying to …
The XP-55 Ascender
Ascender was the official name given to the Curtiss XP-55 experimental fighter. But American troops, with their inimitable wit, can’t …
Book Review – Hidden Warbirds II
The days of World War II-surplus fighters and bombers being sold for a few hundred dollars or less are nearly …
DARPA Begins Work on Experimental XS-1 Spaceplane
DARPA has awarded prime contracts for Phase 1 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) project. The agency’s vision is for a …
World War II German Helicopters – Flettner Fl 265 and Fl 282
For the German Navy, facing war without its own aircraft carriers, the helicopter seemed promising as an observation platform and …
AFSOC: Missions Everywhere, All the Time, and a Revised Modernization Plan
Air Force Special Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel has maintained his command’s focus on the current mission, the people, …
Hurricane Hunters Get Into the Swing of Things During First Mission of the Hurricane Season
Even though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Prediction Center has forecasting a mostly calm Atlantic hurricane season, that …
Marine Corps Update: Legacy and Leading-Edge Aviation
For the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) smallest component, personnel and budget issues have been historic challenges, but few could match …
The Year in Special Operations: 2014-2015 | Photos
The Year in Special Operations: 2014-2015 is making its debut at the National Defense Industrial Association‘s 2014 Special Operations Forces …