The Marine Corps version of the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft arrived at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., last week to begin cold weather testing, the Grand Forks Herald reports. The Marines are at the Northern Tier base to field test cold weather maintenance on the new aircraft under “extreme” conditions, says the Herald.
A semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone shot down an air-to-air target in a Dec. 8 test supported by the U.S. Air Force, a notable milestone in the development of the loyal wingman-type drones that will join the fleets of the USAF, other American services, and allies and adversaries.
