The U.S. Air Force has released details of a $145 million contract action to develop and integrate an Air-to-Air Dual Mode weapon based on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.
Exercise Bamboo Eagle 26-1, the U.S. Air Force’s premier large-scale combat exercise, began this week with a focus on testing joint and coalition command and control across vast distances.
Northrop Grumman’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, known as BACN, continues to provide seamless communication capabilities for the U.S. Air Force nearly two decades after its initial deployment.
The U.S. Air Force has detailed its plan to complete the restructure of the LGM-35A Sentinel program by the end of 2026, with a Milestone B decision expected that same year and initial operational capability targeted for the early 2030s.
On February 15, the U.S. Department of War announced the first transport of a small nuclear reactor aboard a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft.
The U.S. military is moving to replenish its inventory of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-busting bombs used against Iran’s Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities during Operation Midnight Hammer.
Shield AI announced it has been selected as a mission autonomy provider for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, following a competitive evaluation to support mission autonomy Technology Maturity and Risk Reduction efforts.
A new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies warns that current U.S. bomber plans are inadequate for winning a future conflict with China and calls on the Air Force to build at least 200 B-21 Raider stealth bombers.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. said it successfully integrated third-party mission autonomy software into its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, completing the platform’s first semi-autonomous airborne mission.
The U.S. Air Force is accelerating its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program by implementing the government-owned Autonomy Government Reference Architecture across multiple vendor platforms, validating a key pillar of its acquisition reform.
Deliveries of new C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to the U.S. Air Force were abruptly halted in 2025 due to problems integrating a modified communications system.
The U.S. Air Force’s new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter has successfully completed critical electromagnetic compatibility testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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