In 
the recently completed Excalibur competition in Europe (DR, 8-23-05), the “Top Wing” title went to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano AB, Italy. The runner up was the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath. Read complete results here.
The Defense Innovation Unit is gearing up for the first flight of its commercially developed hypersonic testbed as soon as the end of February—part of a larger project to quickly increase the cadence of the Pentagon’s hypersonic flight testing and field advanced, high-speed systems and components at scale.
