Unmanned Resupply Gliders Will Take Part In Largest Special Operations Exercise (Updated)
The Pentagon is funding additional development of the Silent Arrow GD-2000 autonomous cargo glider.
The Pentagon is funding additional development of the Silent Arrow GD-2000 autonomous cargo glider.
Silent Arrow cargo gliders made successful deliveries during their first overseas deployment.
Rapid Dragon is intended to offer a way to quickly turn cargo planes into launch platforms for cruise missiles and potentially other payloads.
Recent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight.
The concept of arming airlifters with cruise missiles is evolving quickly, which is a big deal for the Air Force, and possibly other air arms as well.
Aircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out.
There are no good options for extending the evacuation timeline and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome.
Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more.
For the first time, the Air Force’s F-15Es have worked as weapons transports, delivering guided bombs to forward operating locations.
Satellite imagery reveals an unusually large amount of American military aircraft at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.