ROME — On 17th September, Leonardo successfully demonstrated unique integrated capabilities between a manned aircraft and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This took place in the UK during Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials between a Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter and a semi-autonomous UAV f…

HACHINOHE, Japan — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) kicked off a series of validation flights on Oct. 15 for Japan Coast Guard (JCG) in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. GA-ASI is working with Asia Air Survey (AAS) in Japan to conduct the flights.

“We appreciate Asia Air S…

September 15, 2020 was another important milestone for the first Danish F-35 fighter aircraft with tail number L-001.

The aircraft was lifted out of the so-called Electronic Mate and Alignment Station (EMAS), which is an electronic compatibility and assembly system. Here, since July 16, the L-001…

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A team of pilots and engineers from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 recently joined colleagues from other Navy and Marine Corps commands to conduct MV-22 Osprey landing and ship compatibility tests aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21).

The t…

WASHINGTON –– The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, Oct. 13.

As the first-in-class ship, USS Zumwalt successfully…

Today the modernized frigate of the Pacific Fleet Marshal Shaposhnikov entered the Sea of Japan for the second stage of the factory sea trials.

In the morning, tugs of the Pacific Fleet took the ship out of the Dalzavod water area and escorted it to the outer roadstead, where the frigate went ful…