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B-21 Taxi Tests Underway, As Bomber Prepares for First Flight

Taxi tests of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber are underway near Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., as the aircraft prepares for first flight. The Air Force issued a short…

Advanced Technology

USAF Looking for "Revolutionary" Concepts for Next Generation Refueler-Airlift Teaming

As the U.S. Air Force develops systems to operate from austere locations and counter adversary attempts to disrupt U.S. military supply chains, the service is seeking "revolutionary" ideas on the future teaming…

Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Aviation Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft for U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing

California-based Joby Aviation, Inc. [JOBY] said on Sept. 25 that it has delivered its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Air Force to Edwards AFB, Calif.’s 412th Test Wing…

Advanced Technology

Boeing Aims to Use 5G for Aircraft Maintenance Improvements

Boeing is aiming to increase military aircraft mission capable rates and increase military technician safety through two efforts leveraging 5G technology—Autonomous Aircraft Inspection (AAI), using drones to take high-resolution photos of aircraft to…

Advanced Technology

Replacing F-35 PTMS May Cost $3 Billion, Honeywell Estimates

Whether and when the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter will need a new Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) or an upgrade has been a matter of debate within industry and the F-35 program.…

Advanced Technology

USAF Moving to Field KC-46A Communications "Backbone"

DAYTON, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force intends to field a communications “backbone” for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in the next year in Capability Release 1 (CR1) of the service’s Advanced Battle…

Military

House Appropriators Propose Funding Reinstatement of $150M for AETP

The House Appropriations Committee’s version of the fiscal 2024 defense funding bill turns back the U.S. Air Force’s proposal to cancel the Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP) and provides $150 million for…

Military

USAF Looks to Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Ground Testing

The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tullahoma, Tennessee, wants additive manufacturing to aid the building of parts for DoD hypersonic test facilities, including Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Hypersonic Aerothermal…

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Military

B-21 Taxi Tests Underway, As Bomber Prepares for First Flight

Advanced Technology

USAF Looking for "Revolutionary" Concepts for Next Generation Refueler-Airlift Teaming

Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Aviation Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft for U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing

Advanced Technology

Boeing Aims to Use 5G for Aircraft Maintenance Improvements

Advanced Technology

Replacing F-35 PTMS May Cost $3 Billion, Honeywell Estimates

Advanced Technology

USAF Moving to Field KC-46A Communications "Backbone"

Military

House Appropriators Propose Funding Reinstatement of $150M for AETP

Military

USAF Looks to Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Ground Testing