Edge of the Envelope Testing of the F-35A

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05/21/2013
2013-05-21 The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully completed high angle of attack (AoA) testing of the F-35A Lightning II conventional take off and landing (CTOL) fighter aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California, US.  Carried out by the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) team, the edge-of-the-envelope testing accomplished…

Preparing for Paratroop Jump From Inside C-17

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05/18/2013
05/18/2013: The Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 is a combined joint training exercise designed to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, along with its partners and enablers, to respond as part of the Global Response Force (GRF). Credit:1st Combat Camera Squadron2/27/13

82nd Airborne, Canadian Soldiers Train Together

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05/15/2013
05/15/2013: Paratroopers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division train with 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in Joint Operational Access Exercise Feb. 28, 2013. Credit:2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs 2/28/13

Meeting the Cyber Threat: The Case of the F-35

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05/15/2013
2013-05-15 What is the cybersecurity challenge? It is not a one off problem; it is a continuous process of attack and counter attack, of cyber “learning” so to speak.  It is a fact of life in the 21st century where the number one threat is clearly the PRC which views…

UCAS-D Makes History With Unmanned Carrier Launch

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05/15/2013
2013-05-15 By Brett Davis The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) made its debut aircraft carrier launch from USS George H.W. Bush on 14 May, bringing unmanned carrier aviation a big step closer to reality. The carrier, CVN 77, was off the coast of Virginia for the long-awaited launch. “Today…