Military

With the Technology Refresh 3 upgrades, a fighter flew to 35,000 feet at nearly the speed of sound.

Derived from the UH-60 Black Hawk, the search and rescue chopper marks its first deployment.

The move comes in the wake of a hard landing accident at a Texas base last month.

Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) in Mountain View, California, is the home of Hangar One, one of the largest free-standing buildings in the world.

Air Force officials are inspecting the entire fleet after a B-2 made a hard landing at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this month.

The propulsion system expert will add significant rocket and energetics capabilities to L3’s portfolio.

The aircraft will replace Germany’s aging fleet of Panavia Tornado fighters, according to officials.

A video of the incident showed the fighter hovering before landing, bouncing, then tipping over on its nose before the pilot ejected.

An investigation is underway after a B-2 bomber made a hard landing at Whiteman Air Force Base.

Boeing said the three remaining aircraft are all in the advanced stages of production and will be delivered in 2023.