AI & AutonomyUSAF Plans Sensor Testing for Autonomous F-16s The U.S. Air Force plans to integrate and test sensors, including advanced electronically scanned array radar, on autonomous F-16 fighters to feed the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The Air…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Decides on Engine Core Upgrade for F-35 Fighter The U.S. Air Force has decided to move forward on Raytheon Technologies‘ Pratt & Whitney Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 fighter and end the service’s Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP), which…
MilitaryUSAF Budget to Include About a Dozen New Starts The upcoming U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request is to include about a dozen new start programs that will require congressional authorization, and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters on…
MilitaryNorthrop Announces Start of Testing for EMRIS Multi-Function Sensor Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 23 that it has begun integration and test of the new ultra-wideband Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor (EMRIS) to enable military forces “to accelerate decision timelines and…
MilitaryBAE Systems to Receive USAF Contract to Support Mission Data Loads for F-35 U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) plans to award BAE Systems’ electronic systems sector in Nashua, N.H., a five-year contract before Oct. 1 to support the testing of mission data loads (MDLs) at…
MilitaryDefense Updates: Counter-UAS, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and the F-35 Program DHS Seeks Information On Counter-UAS In Various Operational Modes The Department of Homeland Security this week released a Request for Information (RFI) for counter-drone systems for use in various configurations, from fixed-site to person-portable,…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Kicks Off Launch Control Center Block Upgrades for Minuteman III The U.S. Air Force 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. and Northrop Grumman [NOC] began Launch Control Center Block Upgrades (LCCBU) this month to modernize support equipment for the Boeing…
MilitaryRaytheon Targets F135 Engine Core Upgrade for 24 F-35 Squadrons by 2030 Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said that it is able to outfit 24 F-35 squadrons with an Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the company’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine by 2030—seven squadrons in 2029…