Miltech Announces Dash-8 and More: FS Expo 2026 Recap

As the dust settles from Flight Sim Expo 2026, we’re recapping some of the highlights you may have missed, continuing with coverage of Miltech’s presentation.

Two new sceneries are coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator thanks to a partnership between Miltech Simulations and SundownerSim.

The first of which will be Berlin Tempelhof, scheduled for a June release. It’s modeled in its 1960s configuration and features period accurate statics from Pan Am and BEA alongside USAF aircraft of the era. Pilots will be able to fly the full length of the Berlin Wall with period set dressing. Three teaser missions for Mission Hub and the Bo 105 are also included.

The second scenery will be Tonopah Test Range. Scheduled for a July release, the scenery covers the entire Tonopah Training Range, features period accurate modeling of Area 51 circa 1970s-80s and Tonopah AFB circa 1990. It includes dozens of dry lake beds and landing zones across the range and contains Mission-ready reference points at black-project tests sites like A-12 Avenger, Have Blue, and Tacit Blue. The scenery also includes Aliens and Extraterrestrial Highway landmarks.

Miltech U-2 Update

First announced in 2025, the hotly anticipated U-2 from Miltech has gone through several iterations and revisions. 2 external remakes and 2 avionics remakes brought Miltech to the U-2 in its current form. While it’s not the schedule the developer planned for, it has enabled them to create a much better offering.

The U-2 package will span 3 variants: The U-2S– the current high-altitude recon airframe with a digital glass cockpit, the U-2R– featuring the same mission profile with an analog cockpit, and the ER-2, featuring the same R airframe and cockpit but used by NASA as a high-altitude science platform.

The team is approximately 90% complete with the cockpit model and textures, 90% complete with the external model and textures, and the final livery list spans 27 different paint schemes, many of which have already been completed.

The U-2 will feature bundled sceneries including RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, RAF Fairford in the UK, Groom Lake in the USA in a 1960s configuration, Patrick Space Force Base for NASA flights, and a fictional airstrip in northern Finland for USSR flyover missions.

In terms of avionics and sensors, the U-2S will include a CDU, full MFD glass cockpit with over 35 simulated pages, and RADNAV. The U-2R/ ER-2 will feature a stormscope, INS unit, and camera viewfinder. Sensors including an…