One of four Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 pre-production verification (PPV) air- craft will not now be built, to save money. The ninth development F-22 will be used with three PPV aircraft for US Air Force initial operational test and evaluation.
Source: Flight International
Argentina could be set to acquire Basler BT-67 transport aircraft via a potential $143 million Foreign Military Sales deal with the US government.
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.
