Featured in AFWERXBYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareThe Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With SatellitesBeyond-line-of-sight laser communications are virtually immune to jamming and interception and can quickly transfer huge amounts of data. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021ShareThe Air Force’s 60-Year-Old B-52 Bombers Are Getting Their First USB PortsThe relatively cheap cockpit upgrade would eliminate the need for B-52 crews to carry loads of potentially risky lithium-ion batteries on missions. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2021ShareJetpacks Will Soon Be Headed To A Military In Southeast AsiaJetPack Aviation has sold its first JB12 jetpacks and also has deals to work on other designs with the US Navy SEALs and the US Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2021ShareBell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed FlightThe Pentagon is increasingly interested in much faster and more survivable aircraft that can land and takeoff like a helicopter but fly like a jet. BYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareAir Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect ThemThe AFWERX initiative is reaching out to industry for ideas on how to protect its flightlines from drone incursions and more. BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL AircraftThe special ops folks want something that is far faster than the CV-22 and even leapfrogs the next generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology. BYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021ShareF-16s Are Now Getting Washed By RobotsThis is the first demonstration of an automated cleaning process that saves large amounts of labor and could become standard across the Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020ShareAir Force Wants New Ideas To Help Make It Easier For Female Fighter Pilots To Pee In FlightThe service says that women aviators are deliberately not hydrating to avoid having to go, which creates all sorts of serious risks. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes Hypersonic VIP Passenger Aircraft In New Deal With Aviation StartupThe company is also developing an advanced high-speed jet engine to power the prospective design. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareThe Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With SatellitesBeyond-line-of-sight laser communications are virtually immune to jamming and interception and can quickly transfer huge amounts of data. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021ShareThe Air Force’s 60-Year-Old B-52 Bombers Are Getting Their First USB PortsThe relatively cheap cockpit upgrade would eliminate the need for B-52 crews to carry loads of potentially risky lithium-ion batteries on missions. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2021ShareJetpacks Will Soon Be Headed To A Military In Southeast AsiaJetPack Aviation has sold its first JB12 jetpacks and also has deals to work on other designs with the US Navy SEALs and the US Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2021ShareBell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed FlightThe Pentagon is increasingly interested in much faster and more survivable aircraft that can land and takeoff like a helicopter but fly like a jet. BYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareAir Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect ThemThe AFWERX initiative is reaching out to industry for ideas on how to protect its flightlines from drone incursions and more. BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL AircraftThe special ops folks want something that is far faster than the CV-22 and even leapfrogs the next generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology. BYThomas NewdickMay 20, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021ShareF-16s Are Now Getting Washed By RobotsThis is the first demonstration of an automated cleaning process that saves large amounts of labor and could become standard across the Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020ShareAir Force Wants New Ideas To Help Make It Easier For Female Fighter Pilots To Pee In FlightThe service says that women aviators are deliberately not hydrating to avoid having to go, which creates all sorts of serious risks. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes Hypersonic VIP Passenger Aircraft In New Deal With Aviation StartupThe company is also developing an advanced high-speed jet engine to power the prospective design. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2020Share
