493rd Fighter Squadron – USAF’s top air superiority squadron for 2020
The 48th Fighter Wing’s 493rd Fighter Squadron won the 2020 Raytheon Trophy.
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HX-21 completes testing of MV-22’s new attitude mode at sea
HX-21 went out to sea with its MV-22 on board USS Wasp in May to test a new flight control capability at sea. The new attitude mode allows the pilot to use lateral stick motion to control the attitude, rather than the rate, of the aircraft’s roll. This mode was recently certified for use in […]
U.S. Air Force reactivates Fifteenth Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has reactivated the Fifteenth Air Force on Aug. 20 under Air Combat Command. The Fifteenth Air Force was first established in 1943 as the Mediterranean theater’s air force. Units under its umbrella are from fighters, RPAs, search and rescue, command and control plus Red Horse squadrons. These units were previously under […]
AI beats F-16 pilot 5:0 in AlphaDogfight Trials
The delayed AlphaDogfight Trials has concluded and the winner is the artificial intelligence pilot from Heron Systems. In the final part of the trial, the system from Heron Systems beat a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot from the Weapons Instructor Course five times with no losses of its own. The software had earlier defeated other […]
US Navy Quietly Starts Development of Next-Gen Carrier Fighter
first new carrier-based fighter in almost 20 years, standing up a new program office and holding early discussions with industry, USNI News has learned.
The multi-billion-dollar effort to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and electronic attack EA-18G Growlers beginning in the 2030s is taking ear…
USAF Claims 100% Availability for F-35 Over 8-Month Deployment to Middle East
HILL AFB, Utah — For 16 months, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base have been deployed in combat with the F-35A Lightning II and they continue to find ways to improve the capability of America’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter.
Each of the wing’s three squadrons, al…
