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November 16, 2023 Qatar's F-15QA Advanced Eagle has made its air show demo debut in style this week. Unburdened by any stores, without its conformal fuel tanks, and with the help of its revamped fly-by-wire flight control system, as well as its pair of powerful F110-GE-129 engines, the big jet has been wowing the crowds at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. You can get our take on the recent F-15QA demo here.  Elsewhere, the U.S. Navy is looking to add four air-to-surface missiles onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, one of which, the AGM-114 Hellfire, is especially something of a surprise. Alongside the Hellfire, the other three weapons the Navy says it plans to integrate on the F-35 comprise the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), a stealthy standoff cruise missile; the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), a maritime strike version of the JASSM; and the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), a highly-flexible missile that was developed to succeed the Hellfire. You can read more about the Navy’s plans here.   Reporting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas can be found at The War Zone. We are also continuing our rolling coverage of the conflict in Ukraine as it develops. Make sure to check out highlights of all our coverage from the last week below.      -- Oliver Parken The War Zone

 

 

Must Read Articles

 

CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35   We are slowly learning more about the Collaborative Combat Aircraft initiative, including cost and operational performance targets.

 

B-21 Raider's First Flight: What We Learned   Our analysis of seeing the first B-21 Raider, nicknamed Cerberus, in the sky and from many new angles for the very first time.

 

X-37B Headed Deeper Into Space With Falcon Heavy Rocket's Help   The X-37B spaceplane is planned to be launched again in December, this time atop the most powerful commercial rocket in the world.

 

Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War On Ukraine   Russia has subjected Ukraine to a relentless missile bombardment since the full-scale war began, but its effectiveness has been mixed.

 

AC-130 Laser Weapon Test Slip Raises Questions About Its Future   The future of a laser-armed AC-130J is increasingly uncertain and a broader review of the Ghostrider's armament package is in progress.

 

T-7 Arrives At Edwards, USAF Eyeing Light Fighter Version   Formal T-7 flight testing is now set to begin and talk about an F-7 fighter version could have broader ramifications for the Air Force.

 

Israeli Troops' 'Chef's Hat' Helmet Covers Explained   The Mitznefet, which has been used by the Israeli Defense Forces for decades, serves a number of purposes on and off the battlefield.       From the Archive

 

The British Had A Plan To Drop Anthrax Laced Cattle Feed Over Germany In 1942   Biological weapons delivered by RAF Lancaster bombers could have led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands.       Hot Shots

 

U.S. sailors fuel an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, November 3, 2023.

 

U.S. Army Sgt. Curtis Wright prepares for medevac operations during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-01 (JPMRC) Exercise at Wahiawa, Hawaii, November 4, 2023.

 

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing takes off above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, October 31, 2023.