AI & AutonomyUSAF Designates Talon CCA Contender As YFQ-48A YFQ-48A is the designation for Northrop Grumman‘s Project Talon series of drone contenders for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the service said on Dec. 22. The YFQ-48A Mission…
MilitaryBoeing Receives Sole Source Award For C-17 Flight Deck Replacement, As USAF Projects Spares For Two LRUs Will Run Out in FY 2028 In mid-December, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $266 million sole source contract through 2031 to replace the flight deck of the company’s C-17 airlifter. The avionics redesign through the use of commercial…
Aircraft MaintenancePentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a December Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report highlighted continuing readiness…
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MilitaryRolls-Royce Testing Engine for MV-75 in Indianapolis Pictured is a Bell photo of the company's V-280 Valor, the basis for the Army's future MV-75.Rolls-Royce‘s testing of the AE 1107F engine for the U.S. Army MV-75 Future Long Range Assault…
Editor's NoteNorthrop Grumman Eyes First Flight Of Project Talon Next Year Northrop Grumman used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Modified for…