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US Air Force tests third-stage rocket motor for next nuclear missile
Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.
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US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile
The Air Force has not requested more money for ARRW in 2025, and plans to wind down the prototyping program this year.
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Revamped KC-46 vision system slipping into 2026, nearly two years late
RVS 2.0 will provide KC-46 boom operators a vastly improved 4k, 3D image of aircraft refueling — but its schedule has slid repeatedly.
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Pentagon clears F-35 for full-rate production
The decision came almost six months after the F-35 finished a series of Joint Simulation Environment tests.
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F-35 upgrade delays prompt US Air Force to scale back jet purchases
The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets’ latest upgrades.
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Air Force budget backs Raytheon hypersonic, no Lockheed missile funds
The ARRW program’s future has been in doubt since a key test was unsuccessful a year ago, but one more test remains.
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US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases
The Air Force plans to trim the number of F-15EXs it buys in 2025 from 24 to 18, and cap the fleet at 98.
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Carmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab
AFRL hopes building drones on a common chassis structure, the way the auto industry builds cars, will let it turn out aircraft cheaper and more quickly.
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Analysts: Boeing purchase of Spirit could strengthen defense business
If Boeing ends up acquiring Spirit, it would bring the aircraft component manufacturer back under Boeing’s wing for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Northrop Grumman modifying Global Hawk drones for hypersonic tests
The military hopes mounting sensors on Range Hawk aircraft will allow it to be more agile and conduct more hypersonic tests.
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US Air Force tests third-stage rocket motor for next nuclear missile
Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.
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US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile
The Air Force has not requested more money for ARRW in 2025, and plans to wind down the prototyping program this year.
-
Revamped KC-46 vision system slipping into 2026, nearly two years late
RVS 2.0 will provide KC-46 boom operators a vastly improved 4k, 3D image of aircraft refueling — but its schedule has slid repeatedly.
-
Pentagon clears F-35 for full-rate production
The decision came almost six months after the F-35 finished a series of Joint Simulation Environment tests.
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F-35 upgrade delays prompt US Air Force to scale back jet purchases
The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets’ latest upgrades.
-
Air Force budget backs Raytheon hypersonic, no Lockheed missile funds
The ARRW program’s future has been in doubt since a key test was unsuccessful a year ago, but one more test remains.
-
US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases
The Air Force plans to trim the number of F-15EXs it buys in 2025 from 24 to 18, and cap the fleet at 98.
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Carmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab
AFRL hopes building drones on a common chassis structure, the way the auto industry builds cars, will let it turn out aircraft cheaper and more quickly.
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Analysts: Boeing purchase of Spirit could strengthen defense business
If Boeing ends up acquiring Spirit, it would bring the aircraft component manufacturer back under Boeing’s wing for the first time in nearly two decades.
-
Northrop Grumman modifying Global Hawk drones for hypersonic tests
The military hopes mounting sensors on Range Hawk aircraft will allow it to be more agile and conduct more hypersonic tests.
-
US Air Force tests third-stage rocket motor for next nuclear missile
Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.
-
US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile
The Air Force has not requested more money for ARRW in 2025, and plans to wind down the prototyping program this year.
-
Revamped KC-46 vision system slipping into 2026, nearly two years late
RVS 2.0 will provide KC-46 boom operators a vastly improved 4k, 3D image of aircraft refueling — but its schedule has slid repeatedly.
-
Pentagon clears F-35 for full-rate production
The decision came almost six months after the F-35 finished a series of Joint Simulation Environment tests.
-
F-35 upgrade delays prompt US Air Force to scale back jet purchases
The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets’ latest upgrades.
-
Air Force budget backs Raytheon hypersonic, no Lockheed missile funds
The ARRW program’s future has been in doubt since a key test was unsuccessful a year ago, but one more test remains.
-
US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases
The Air Force plans to trim the number of F-15EXs it buys in 2025 from 24 to 18, and cap the fleet at 98.
-
Carmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab
AFRL hopes building drones on a common chassis structure, the way the auto industry builds cars, will let it turn out aircraft cheaper and more quickly.
-
Analysts: Boeing purchase of Spirit could strengthen defense business
If Boeing ends up acquiring Spirit, it would bring the aircraft component manufacturer back under Boeing’s wing for the first time in nearly two decades.
-
Northrop Grumman modifying Global Hawk drones for hypersonic tests
The military hopes mounting sensors on Range Hawk aircraft will allow it to be more agile and conduct more hypersonic tests.
