MilitaryUSAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air Force “is…
MilitaryF135 Engine Core Upgrade Set For Key Design Review Next Month, As CCA Engine Picture Clarifies DAYTON, Ohio—Pratt & Whitney‘s Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 fighter’s F135 engine is to have a critical design review (CDR) in August. After CDR, ECU is to undergo ground testing…
MilitaryAir Force Modifying B-52 To Resume Radar Modernization Program Testing DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force is modifying a B-52H to resume Radar Modernization Program (RMP) testing for the bomber. RMP is to feature an active electronically scanned array radar based on RTX’s APG-79 to…
MilitaryDegree Of Survivability Key Question For DIU/USAF MMA Program The degree of survivability for future massed modular aircraft (MMA) is a key question for the program. This month, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and U.S. Air Force announced MMA to replace the General Atomics-Aeronautical…
MilitaryAt Least 15 F-35s “DD-250’ed” Since May 2025 At least 15 F-35s built in the last year have lacked required equipment, according to a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) list sent to sister publication Defense Daily after a Freedom of Information…
MilitaryDIU And Air Force Collaborating On MQ-9A Follow-On The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Air Force are collaborating on a project to replace the General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper which, depending on payload, can cost up to $50 million apiece. “The Joint Force’s…
MilitaryUkraine And European Union Discussing Drone Deal, As Kamikaze Drones Hit Russian Supply Lines Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pursuing drone deals with European nations, even as the U.S. has so far delayed such a deal and as Ukraine uses increasingly long range, kamikaze “one way…
MilitaryUSAF Considering EO/IR Upgrade for MH-139A The U.S. Air Force is looking into an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) system upgrade for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter by Boeing and Leonardo. The MH-139A program office “is conducting market research to identify sources capable…
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