Sightings of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber are becoming more frequent on the U.S. West Coast, as testing of the 6th generation bomber continues. On Oct. 31, 2024, aviation photographer Jarod Hamilton took some stunning shots of a Northrop Grumman B-21...
The first air-to-air image of the B-21 during a test flight. (All images, credit: USAF) The first photo of the B-21 Raider during a test flight was released along with other two new images of the 6th generation bomber. The U.S....
The X-62 Variable In-Flight Stability Test Aircraft (VISTA) flies in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 23, 2023. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner) While safety pilots were onboard at all times, the AI agent successfully demonstrated it...
The fully assembled Quarterhorse Mk 1 test aircraft. (Photo: Hermeus) The company, that also shared plans for the next Mk 2 aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine, aims for the final Quarterhorse Mk 3 to break the SR-71...
The 445th Test Squadron patch (Reader’s submission) The recently reactivated 445th Test Squadron has a new patch that features, among the other things, an interesting NGAD-like aircraft silhouette. The U.S. Air Force as well as the U.S. aerospace industry have been...
An F-22 from the 411th Flight Test Squadron and an F-35 from the 461st Flight Test Squadron fly in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Kyle Larson) The ability to use common software has implications...
The X-62A Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft, or VISTA, flies over Palmdale, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022. A joint Department of Defense team executed 12 artificial intelligence, or AI, flight tests in which AI agents piloted the X-62A VISTA to perform...
An F-35A, in flight above the Mojave Desert in California, January 6, 2023. A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force...
