Frank Wolfe, Author at Avionics International

AI & Autonomy

Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22

The range of the U.S. Air Force’s prototype autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is to be at least 700 nautical miles–greater than the 590 nautical mile range of the Air Force F-22…

Military

Operational Assessment Testing of IVEWS on F-16 Completed, Northrop Grumman Says

Northrop Grumman said that it has completed operational assessment testing of the company’s ultra-wideband architecture AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters. The company’s Rolling Meadows,…

Military

USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System

The U.S. Air Force may fund the integration of its Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with the Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 7 Flight Management System carried on the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf…

Aircraft Maintenance

USAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement

The U.S. Air Force is considering starting engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) in fiscal 2027 for upgrades to the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, including a replacement of the Northrop Grumman Multi-Role Electronically Scanned…

Military

General Electric May Receive Up to $5 Billion for F110-129 Engines for Foreign F-15s

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Cincinnati’s General Electric Aerospace a contract worth up to $5 billion to provide the company’s F110-129 engines for Boeing F-15 fighters and Lockheed Martin F-16s for…

AI & Autonomy

Gambit and Fury CCA Offerings Get USAF Designations; Flights on Track for This Summer

The U.S. Air Force has bestowed “mission design series” (MDS) designations on its two Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes. The General Atomics Gambit offering is the YFQ-42A and Anduril Industries‘…

Military

Collins Aerospace: Proposed EPACS System for F-35 Achieves Technology Readiness Level 6

RTX‘s Collins Aerospace said on Feb. 18 that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)–has achieved Technology Readiness…

Military

Lead Aviation Platform for MGUE Increment 1 Changed from B-2 to Gray Eagle

Last fall, U.S. Space Force decided to switch the lead platform for the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 aviation card from the Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to the…

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AI & Autonomy

Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22

Military

Operational Assessment Testing of IVEWS on F-16 Completed, Northrop Grumman Says

Military

USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System

Aircraft Maintenance

USAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement

Military

General Electric May Receive Up to $5 Billion for F110-129 Engines for Foreign F-15s

AI & Autonomy

Gambit and Fury CCA Offerings Get USAF Designations; Flights on Track for This Summer

Military

Collins Aerospace: Proposed EPACS System for F-35 Achieves Technology Readiness Level 6

Military

Lead Aviation Platform for MGUE Increment 1 Changed from B-2 to Gray Eagle