MilitaryUSAF 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…
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…