AI & AutonomyElectronic Warfare and Air-to-Ground Missions Focus of GA-ASI Gambit 6 Design General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Nov. 4 that it is developing the Gambit 6–the company’s latest version of the Gambit series drones–for electronic warfare and air-to-ground operations. The latest…
MilitaryGE Aerospace’s F110-GE-129 Engine To Power Shield AI X-BAT GE Aerospace‘s F110-GE-129 engine with the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) is to power Shield AI‘s future X-BAT drone fighter jet, according to a Memorandum of Understanding between the companies. U.S. Air…
AI & AutonomyFlight Debut for Shield AI X-BAT Could Come Next Fall Shield AI plans to conduct initial vertical takeoff and landing demonstrations of its X-BAT drone fighter jet “as early as fall 2026, followed by all-up flight testing and operational validation in 2028,”…
MilitaryUSAF Looking Into Spares For AWACS DRAGON Program The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing E-3 Airborne…
MilitaryNew 800- to 1,500-Pound Thrust Class Engines for Munitions and CCA under Development by Pratt & Whitney RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney said on Sept. 22 that it is developing a new 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust class of engines to power munitions and U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat…
MilitaryRTX’s Pratt & Whitney Receives $2.8 Billion for Lot 18 of F135 RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney has received a $2.8 billion U.S. Navy contract for Lot 18 F135 engines for the three variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter. The contract includes…
MilitaryGeneral Atomics YFQ-42A First CCA Forerunner to Fly A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A Gambit prototype for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program flew for the first time in California on Wednesday ahead of what…
MilitaryUSAF Expects to Field BTAR Fix for KC-46A Late in Fiscal 2027 The U.S. Air Force expects to field a fix for the stiff aerial refueling boom (ARB) on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker late in fiscal 2027. “The stiff boom deficiency is being…