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04/16/2024 03:45:52 am

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Goodbye, humans

The US Air Force’s and Navy’s New 'Top Gun’ is an AI

"ALPHA is already a deadly opponent to face in these simulated environments."

Half-pint

DARPA-funded Aeroscraft Airships to Enter Service with the US Air Force

The military Aeroscraft will have a range of some 3,000 miles.

EmDrive tester

US Steps-up Work on DARPA XS-1 and X-37B Military Spaceplane Projects

Another report claimed the X-37B might be a spy satellite or a "space bomber."

The best in the world

DARPA Sees US Fighter Jets as First Thought-controlled Weapon

The next breakthrough, said Dr. Oxley, is direct brain-to-brain communication.

Oldies but goodies

40 year-old IBM Minicomputer will help direct any US Nuclear Missile Attack

The Air Force operates some 450 Minuteman-III missiles.

Death by laser

US Air Force to Field 100 Kilowatt Airborne Combat Lasers by 2023

The lasers will give U.S. fighters virtually unlimited ammunition with which to destroy enemy aircraft.

US Military to Expand Drone Usage by 50 Percent

Pentagon to Expand Drone Flights by 50 Percent Within 4 Years

An unnamed U.S. defense official revealed on Sunday that the Pentagon plans to expand its use of drone flights by at least 50 percent within the next four years. The American military is in need of increased surveillance and strike capability to deal with the growing threats to the country and its allies around the world.

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

X-37B Spy Space Plane Launches Tomorrow for Another Mystery Mission

The U.S. Air Force military robotic spaceplane will launch tomorrow carrying experimental payloads that will test new, highly classified technology.

USAF F-35 Fighter

Chinese National Charged With Stealing Classified U.S. Military Information

U.S. authorities have arrested a Chinese national for allegedly transporting sensitive proprietary information for the development of titanium used in the manufacture of U.S. Air Force fighter jets.

U.S. Air Force C130J Hercules Aircraft

American Airman Dies, Two Still Missing in Japan due to Typhoon Phanfone

One of the three American Air Force personnel who were swept by big waves out to sea is confirmed dead. The other two are still missing.

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