Here’s the press release from the F-35 Joint Program Office about the first firing of the F-35A gun in flight. I’m recovering from eye surgery and can’t handle looking at my computer for very long. Apologies. “The F-35A Lightning II completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm… Keep reading →

There’s not much to say about this photo of an F-35A and the Space Shuttle Endeavour preparing for take-off on NASA’s specially modified 747. We’re not going to use the promotional stuff that the Lockheed Martin folks offered to describe this. But it’s such a fabulous photo we decided to share it with our readers.… Keep reading →

WASHINGTON: The unmanned aircraft most likely to become the first to takeoff and land on aircraft carriers is moving to the next phase of testing, moving from Edwards Air Force Base to the Navy’s main operational test site at Patuxent River, Md. The X-47B, also known as the Navy’s UCAS-D, soared higher than 15,000 feet… Keep reading →