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Our editorial board comprises a specialist group of leading industry figures who, in conjunction with the airforce technology editorial team, identify the main drivers of the industry helping to produce regular, thought provoking opinion pieces on the latest issues, challenges and developments.Latest Air Force Feature
Floating like a butterfly and able to sting like a bee, DARPA's request for insect-sized UAVs capable of tracking high-profile targets in densely populated areas finally looks like it is taking...
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Storm Shadow – ushering in a new era of British procurement ideology Storm Shadow - the RAF's conventionally armed stand-off missile (CASOM) - has been lauded as a consummate example of collaborative procurement. But is it proof that multinational co-operation...
Video feature: quadrotor claws, or grasping at straws? University of Pennsylvania scientists believe they may have developed the next emerging technology for Micro UAVs with their eagle-like grasping claw. Promising to enable UAVs to retrieve items,...
March's top stories: F-35 flights cleared as Iraq weapons due Flight tests aboard Lockheed Martin's F-35 aircraft were cleared to restart, having been grounded, while Iraq confirmed an eagerly anticipated arms deal with Russia was not cancelled after...
Hail the HALE: renewed enthusiasm for HALE UAVs Capable of soaring at high altitudes for days on end, high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAVs have emerged to an enthusiastic reception given their vaunted surveillance capabilities....
February's top stories: North Korea nuclear tests and F-22 upgrades North Korea continued to defy the world's wishes and conducted a further nuclear test, while the USAF sanctioned upgrades to its troubled F-22 fighters. Airforce-technology.com wraps up...
Video feature: Lockheed extols F-35 successes despite programme setbacks Lockheed Martin has released a video showcasing highlights of its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme over the course of 2012, but order cuts and criticisms over the year...
January's top stories: Iron Dome upgraded as USAF CRH programme advances Bidding troubles will not hold back the US Air Force's combat rescue helicopter programme, while Israel validated enhancements to its Iron Dome missile defence system. Airforce-technology.com...
IFS proves an app in the hand is worth aircraft in the sky With global militaries focusing increasingly on maintenance to cut costs, it is more important than ever that engineers have all the data they need on essential repairs. A new smartphone app...
Video feature: X-37 - space weapon or spy? As mysterious as it is controversial, the US Air Force's X-37 has captivated everyone from amateur astronomers to international governments. Following a third launch, Liam Stoker investigates...
The reusable space race: China's Shenlong takes on the USAF X-37 programme As reports emerge of a Chinese rival, Shenlong, Boeing recently successfully returned one of two unmanned US Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles (OTV) to orbit, demonstrating the reusability...
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