Military Air Force to Boeing: ‘Progress Needed’ to Solve Ongoing KC-46 Concerns NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Despite a variety of problems remaining to be solved – including a new Category-1 deficiency – the Air Force continues to…
Military L3 Wins Multi-Million Air Force Contract for C-130H Avionics Upgrade The Air Force on June 4 awarded L3 Technologies a $499.5 million contract to provide an avionics upgrade for 176 C-130H Hercules aircraft. The competitive…
Military Air Force to Begin Open Skies Sensor Suite Sustainment in 2020 The Air Force plans to work with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to perform sensor suite sustainment on the service’s two OC-135B Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft beginning…
Military Air Force Looks to Field ‘Skyborg’ AI Concept by 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March…
Military Sixth-Gen European Fighter Study Beginning This Month Ed. Note: France and Germany, through Airbus and Dassault, are partnering on a sixth-generation European fighter to replace the country's respective fifth-gen offerings beginning in…
Military Lost Satellite Link Caused 2017 MQ-1B Mishap, Air Force Accident Report Finds The Air Force has determined that a 2017 mishap that led to the disappearance of an MQ-1B Predator remotely piloted aircraft was due to a…