USAF To Modify Two B-52s To Carry F130 Engines This Year
Pictured is a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taking off in support of Bomber Task Force ...
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Air Force Plans $1.7 Billion Retrofit Of APG-85 Radar On 181 F-35As In Lot 17 And Prior
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of an F-35A with the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, as the aircraft lands ...
APG-85 Fielding May Come 9 Months Early, Estimated Unit Cost Of $8.8 Million
“APG-85 just in time advance procurement for long lead materials is required two years in advance due to APG-85 manufacturing ...
Marines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development Effort
Robinson Unmanned’s new R66 Turbinetruck equipped with Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy system. (Photo: Robinson Unmanned)The Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky and Robinson Helicopter’s ...
Army’s Work With H-60Mx Black Hawk To Inform Bringing Autonomy To MV-75 FLRAA
The U.S. Army officially received a groundbreaking H-60Mx Black Hawk helicopter, extensively modified to fly with or without a pilot ...
Air Combat Command’s EOU Tests Anduril’s YFQ-44A
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of Anduril Industries’ YFQ-44A prototype in flight.Last week, the Air Force’s Experimental Operations ...
USAF Seeking Advanced IR Countermeasures For HH-60Ws
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of an HH-60W Jolly Green II with the 106th Rescue Wing during the ...
Bell Taps RTX’s Collins Aerospace To Provide Key Systems For MV-75 FLRAA
RTX’s Collins Aerospace announced Monday it has secured multiple contracts from Bell to provide five key systems for the Army’s ...
Army Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk, Will Inform Scaling Autonomy Across The Fleet
“The aim was to reduce the complexity of flying, enhance safety and allow pilots to focus on higher-level mission tasks,” ...
With an Eye To CCA Increment 2, Talon IQ Conducts Test Flight
Pictured is a Northrop Grumman photo of the Talon IQ drone during a mission autonomy flight over Mojave, Calif.A “Talon ...
Army’s SkyFoundry Plan To Build Own Cheap Drones Has ‘Evolved,’ Official Notes Commercial Involvement
Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, Army Materiel Command commanding general, and Rich Martin, AMC director of supply chain management, listen to ...
AeroVironment Expands Manufacturing Capacity, UAS Products, With ESAero Acquisition
ESAero’s VESA counter-UAS drone interceptor. (Image: AeroVironment)AeroVironment on March 16 said it has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) in a ...
USAF Expects KC-135 Center Console Refresh Solicitation In May
Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker refuels an F-15E aircraft during Phase II receiver certification testing out of Edwards Air Force Base, ...
Robinson Helicopter Details New Unmanned Business Unit, Cargo UAS Project With Sikorsky
Robinson Unmanned’s new R66 Turbinetruck equipped with Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy system. (Photo: Robinson Unmanned)Robinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the ...
Air Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’
A squadron of F-35As flying over Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force)AURORA, Colo.–While it ...
Rolls-Royce F130 Engine For B-52 Passes Altitude And Operability Testing, Company Says
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of Air Force Gen. S.L. Davis, the head of Air Force Global Strike ...
Startup Developing Blended Wing Aircraft For Cargo Use Raises $28 Million
Natilus’ KONA regional cargo aircraft. Image: Natilus.Natilus, a startup focused on developing blended-wing aircraft for cargo and passenger applications, on ...
USAF To Award Sole Source Contract To BAE Systems To Resolve Deficiency Reports on ALR-56
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of F-16s with the 49th Fighter Wing, as they prepare for take-off from ...
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