F-104 Starfighter 'Widowmaker' Was Too Fast to Fly
The aircraft’s darkest reputation emerged in West Germany, where increasingly demanding missions helped turn the Starfighter into what crews called the “Flying Coffin” and “Widowmaker.”
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Counter-Drone Task Force Selects Directed Energy Systems for December Shoot-Off
The three laser weapons and one microwave system are the first to be selected for the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s counter-unmanned aircraft systems directed energy pilot program
Chinese Jet Engines Power Russia’s Geran Drones
According to Beijing’s assurances, these should not have reached Russia under its stated export-control rules
Skyeton Unveils Stormbird UAS: a Tactical Strike Platform
Stormbird is based on the architecture of the Raybird reconnaissance UAV (ACS-3) and has enhanced payload integration capabilities to perform a wider range of missions
Kraken & Saab UK Develop Autonomous C-UAS ‘Drone Seeker’ Vessel
Kraken and Saab UK are integrating K3 SCOUT with Giraffe 1X radar to develop a new rapidly deployable C-UAS seeker capability at sea.