Advanced Air MobilityJoby 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…
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…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Electra and MIT for eSTOL Flight Controls Electra.aero, the hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft developer, was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract by the U.S. Air Force. Electra will work in partnership with…
MilitaryUS Air Force Keeps Orion Drone Development Going in its 12th Year The U.S. Air Force wants to continue development of its Orion unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a new, $48 million contract, the new Boeing company said. Orion…
MilitaryBoeing Flies USAF KC-46A For First Time Boeing has conducted the first flight of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A tanker. The manufacturer said Tuesday the first airborne tests occurred over three and a half hours. “We’re very proud of…
MilitaryUSAF F-16 to Get a ‘First Ever’ from Rockwell Collins The U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-16 is set to be the first equipped with the Rockwell Collins ARC-210 RT-2036(C) radio. The avionics manufacturer said the networked communications airborne radio is the…
MilitaryUSAF F-16 Avionics Maintenance Tech Innovates Time-Saving Troubleshooting Methods A U.S. Air Force avionics technician developed a new way to test the functionality of a sniper pod and the electrical systems of a Lockheed Martin F-16. According to the U.S. Defense…
MilitaryUSAF Wants to Keep Rockwell Collins Around for KC-10 Work Rockwell Collins completed a six-year U.S. Air Force contract for McDonnell Douglas KC-10 upgrades in June. The following month, L3 Technologies tapped Rockwell Collins for Air Force KC-10 repair work. The Air…
MilitaryUSAF Encryption Chip Ready for Production The U.S. Air Force has a new chip called "Mini Crypto," a self-contained encryption engine that generates its own session-based “key,” the service said. Mini Crypto would secure communications and data between…
MilitaryRockwell Collins USAF Upgrades Could Have KC-135s Flying in Their 90s A Boeing KC-135 with Rockwell Collins-upgraded avionics has been delivered to The Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, the guard said. The aircraft received a Block 45…