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Nov 30, 2016
Operators are seeing wrinkles in the low-observable coating that could eventually peel off and compromise the fighter’s stealth.
Nov 18, 2016
While the flight needs of the U.S. Army and Navy could not be more dissimilar, the expectation for positive results through simulation and training upgrades is common.
Oct 28, 2016
While the idea of the ejection seat can be dated back to 1920s and even as early as 1910, it was the Second World War when the first rudimentary ejection seats were developed.
Sep 13, 2016
Video footage from the HUD of a U.S. Air Force F-16 records the dramatic moment when its unconscious pilot is saved from certain death by the aircraft’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System.
Sep 09, 2016
This week’s Washington Outlook sizes up the impact of the Pentagon’s strategy to threaten a defense budget bill veto, ways around regulations slowing remote-sensing industry sales and a big deal for counter-drug mission aircraft.
Sep 02, 2016
Tests of the L1 adaptive control law will assess its ability to control the VISTA F-16 over a range of flight conditions and simulated failures.
Aug 25, 2016
Radars operating at lower frequencies is the most common approach to overcoming stealth technology. Why do they work and what are their limitations?
Aug 19, 2016
Auto ICAS is thought to be the world’s first fully automatic integrated combat flight safety system designed to prevent both air-to-air and air-to-ground collisions.