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MQ-25 Stingray drone refuels F-35C mid-air for the first time

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Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 Stingray drone has successfully aerially refueled a US Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet for the first time, demonstrating that the robotic aircraft can support the 5th generation fighter during carrier operations.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading MQ-25 Stingray drone refuels F-35C mid-air for the first time→

U-2 spyplane relays and translates data between F-22s and F-35s

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A U-2 spyplane has successfully acted as an airborne interpreter and data-link between an F-22 Raptor and five F-35 Lightning IIs. The Project Hydra test by conducted by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the US Missile Defense Agency and the US Air Force de… Continue reading U-2 spyplane relays and translates data between F-22s and F-35s→

F-35A stealth fighter drops mock nuclear bomb in flight test

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Two major US defense initiatives recently came together as a US Air Force F-35A Lightning II dropped a mock refurbished B61-12 nuclear bomb for the first time. The test, which took place over Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah Test Range in Nevada o… Continue reading F-35A stealth fighter drops mock nuclear bomb in flight test→