The first drone equipped with the Skyborg Autonomy Core System of the US Air Force made its maiden flight on April 29 at Tindal Air Force Base in Florida.…
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Military drones and ethics: real debate or pretense?
Since their entry into service about twenty years ago, drones have been in the news regularly, especially in a field where the development of ...
Read the articleWhat will the war look like in 2035?
Since the end of the Second World War, the evolutions on the battlefield have above all followed an incremental dynamic, with more and more powerfully armed tanks ...
Read the articleTo respond to China, the US Navy will profoundly modify the structure of its fleet
After 8 months of waiting, the new US Navy Shipbuilding Plan will be presented to US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper next week. It will not be ...
Read the articleFuture US Navy training aircraft may not board American aircraft carriers
On May 14, the US Navy issued a request for information (RFI) concerning a new jet aircraft intended to train its pilots to land on an aircraft carrier. If not for ...
Read the articleWith Agility Prime, the US Air Force wants to become a major player in the field of "Flying Cars"
From April 27 to May 1, the USAF will organize an event - virtual, coronavirus epidemic obliges - "Agility Prime", named after an innovative Air Force program aimed at acquiring "cars ...
Read the articleAs the Boeing KC-46 accumulates difficulties, Airbus demonstrates the automatic flight refueling capability of the A330 MRTT
We had already spoken about it on Meta-Defense: Airbus has been working for a few years on an automatic in-flight refueling system for its A330 MRTT, and had found a customer of…
Read the articleBoeing Continues To Move Forward On Loyal Wingman Program In Australia
Boeing Australia recently made two new breakthroughs on its Loyal Wingman program, unveiled just over a year ago. In February, the fuselage of the first prototype ...
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