An Air Force F-16 flying over Eglin AFB, Fla., demonstrated the ability to use the Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar, developed by Sandia Lab initially for unmanned aerial vehicles built by General Atomics, culminating a two-year research effort that has coupled GA with BAE Systems. According to GA, the goal of the effort is to provide USAF and the Air National Guard the capability “to fuse the products of two high-resolution sensors integrated into a single reconnaissance pod”—thereby exceeding the capability of a single sensor.
Dozens of fighter jets gathered at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida last week to kick off one of the service’s biggest air combat exercises despite the government shutdown. More than 50 aircraft and 500 personnel are participating in Checkered Flag 26-1.
