Two parachute teams from USAF’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape program finished No. 1 and No. 4 in the annual international Leapfest 2007 held recently in Rhode Island. It is the first time an Air Force team has won top honors in the 25-year history of Leapfest, reports SSgt. Connie Bias. The No. 1 team is from the 66th Training Squadron at NAS Pensacola, Fla., and the No. 4 is from the 22nd TS at Fairchild AFB, Wash. Both squadrons are part of the 336th Training Group at Fairchild.
Skyborg Makes First Flight Aboard Kratos Mako
May 5, 2021
The Skyborg software and hardware suite allowing unmanned aircraft to team with crewed ones flew for the first time April 29, the Air Force said, launching a series of experiments meant to prove the safety and effectiveness of the approach.