Airbus Military has given claws to its A400M transport, with MSN001 sporting a new "Grizzly One" bear marking next to its crew door. The call sign was adopted by the Airbus test team before its debut flight last December, and company officials stress that Grizzly will not be a new brand name for the type. The A400M was scheduled to leave the show after flying its last display sequence yesterday, and will be returning to its test duties in Toulouse.
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Source: Flight Daily News
Using a specially modified F-16 fighter known as the X-62A VISTA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the US Air Force pitted a dogfighting artificial intelligence system against human fighter pilots in recent air-to-air combat exercises.
The US Army is exploring potential use of Electra’s hybrid-electric short take-off and landing aircraft (eSTOL) aircraft for logistics in contested environments.
The Pentagon is preparing to curtail the latest upgrade package for the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter, as lawmakers expressed frustration with an eight-month freeze in new aircraft deliveries related to certifying new control software.
