Hypersonic Missile Test Successful The Air Force has successfully completed an end-to-end test of its new hypersonic missile system. The test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) took place off the coast of Southern California on Dec.9. “This test was the first launch[…] Read this article
Joe Kittinger’s Long Leap Into History Alan Shepard, the first American astronaut to fly in space, was once asked if he would have done a high-altitude parachute jump as part of his training. “That’s easy,” Shepard said. “Hell no. Absolutely not.” But one man, the estimable[…] Read this article
Poll: If NASA Had Let You, Would You Have Ridden Orion Around The Moon? Each week, we poll the savviest aviators on the World Wide Web (that’s you) on a topic of interest to the flying community. Share your opinion by participating in our current poll. Read this article
Turkey Flies Fighter Drone Turkey’s Baykar company flew a new uncrewed fighter drone on Wednesday for the first time and says it could change air power. The Kizilelma drone is as big as an F-16 (more than 48 feet long) but is 6,000 pounds[…] Read this article
Pilots Group Tackles Safety At Aspen Experienced pilots in Aspen have joined a task force to bring down the accident rate at the notorious local airport. Pitkin County commissioners approved formation of the task force, which is made up of 12 pilots who are familiar with[…] Read this article
Ex-Marine Charged With Training Chinese Pilots A Washington court has unsealed charges against an ex-Marine pilot for his alleged activities with Peoples Liberation Army in China. According to CNN, the charges against Daniel Duggan date back to 2010 and include conspiracy to defraud the United States[…] Read this article