Lockheed Martin has said the US government is showing interest in its proposed “fifth-generation-plus” version of the F-35, which would incorporate technology from the company’s failed sixth-generation fighter bid.
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The U.S. Air Force has revealed the first photograph showing two Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bombers together at Edwards Air Force Base.
The Norwegian Armed Forces and the U.S. Air Force have jointly tested a new precision weapon in a successful operation in the Norwegian Sea near Andøya, Nordland.
The U.S. Department of the Air Force announced the arrival of the second B-21 Raider flight test aircraft on 11 September at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Northrop Grumman is also preparing the Air Force to operate and maintain the B-21 through advanced training and management tools.
BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation has signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Air Force lacks a transition risk management plan as it prepares to replace the ageing Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system with the Sentinel.
Applied Research Associates (ARA) has been awarded a two-year contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armaments Directorate to act as the System Design Agent for a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) weapon.
The first flight of the US Air Force’s sixth-generation F-47 fighter will happen sooner than many anticipate, according to Boeing’s Phantom Works division.
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced progress in the E-4C SAOC aircraft programme being developed for the United States Air Force.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Von Denes, 621st Contingency Response Group sling load team lead, worked with Navy and Marine Corps partners to complete the first-ever sling load of an F-35B Lightning II airframe on 27 August.
The U.S. Air Force has expedited the integration and testing of the AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets on the F-15E Strike Eagle.
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