air force
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US Air Force Releases Video Of New Combat Drone, The XQ-58A Valkyrie
The US Air Force has released the first images of its latest combat drone, the XQ-58A Valkyrie. The new aircraft, which went from concept to first test flight in 2.5 years, “behaved as expected” on its first test flight this week, according to the Air Force.
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Report: Air Force Not Sure What To Do About Elon Musk Smoking Weed
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk added yet another wearying episode to our multi-month-long Musk news cycle this week by smoking weed on camera with podcast host Joe Rogan, sending Tesla’s stock tumbling and triggering yet more speculation about his capacity to serve as CEO. But the episode may have bigger ramifications over at SpaceX,…
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Why The US Air Force Is Teaming Up With SpaceX
Over the last several months, SpaceX has been seriously diversifying its clientele: In May, it flew a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). On Tuesday, the US Air Force announced that in August, it will be launching a reusable X-37B mini-space shuttle on board a Falcon 9 rocket. While some of the details…
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The First Of Australia’s EA-18G Growler Aircraft Just Arrived
The EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft joined the Royal Australian Air Force last week.