MilitaryNorthrop Grumman to Take the Wraps Off B-21 on Dec. 2 Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force plan to unveil the company’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber in Palmdale, Calif., on Dec. 2 at an invitation-only event, the company said on Oct. 20. “On…
MilitaryFully Autonomous Black Hawk Featured in US Army’s Gateway Experiment Held from Sept. 19 until Oct. 18, the U.S. Army Futures Command’s Project Convergence 2022 Technology Gateway experiment at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., featured technologies from 35 companies in the areas of…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Notes High Mission Capable Rates for Forward F-35s, While Training Aircraft Lag While the overall mission capable (MC) rate of the Lockheed Martin F-35 is around 60 percent, forward military detachments have seen MC rates of more than 80 percent, including more than 87…
MilitaryUS Air Force Plans to Move Forward on MH-139A Developmental Testing Boeing has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certifications (STCs) for the company’s MH-139A Grey Wolf to enter developmental testing, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Receives Contract for $7.6 Billion for 129 Total F-35s in Lot 15 Lockheed Martin has received a more than $7.6 billion contract for 129 F-35 fighters in Lot 15–49 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force; three F-35Bs and 10 F-35Cs for the U.S. Marine Corps;…
MilitaryBoeing Begins EPAWSS Upgrades For U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Boeing has begun modifying two F-15E Strike Eagles with the Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS), which is also to go on the U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II fighters, the…
MilitaryUS Air Force Picks LIFT Airborne Technologies’ Helmet for Fixed Wing Aircraft The U.S. Air Force has picked California-based LIFT Airborne Technologies‘ AV 2.2 helmet to serve as the Next Generation Fixed Wing helmet. LIFT Technologies’ offering was competing in the prototype phase against two…