MilitaryAPG-83 AESA Radars to Improve F-16 Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground Performance The Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 scalable agile beam radar (SABR) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters by Lockheed Martin is to provide 5th generation radar features akin to those of the F-22 and…
Editor's NoteHeron Systems Shows Future Potential of AI in Win Over Top F-16 Weapons Instructor Heron Systems was declared the winner of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) AlphaDogfight trials between artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled F-16 simulators and U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps pilots that…
Editor's NoteQuantum Technologies for Improved Positioning/Timing Expected, But Communications Networks a Longer Term Effort Advances in sensing and GPS positioning via quantum computing are expected in the next five years, but secure communications through quantum networks and a quantum Internet appear to be a longer-term effort.…
Editor's NoteFuture Conflicts May Require "Logistics At the Edge" Hobbling supply chains is an easier way for adversaries to counter U.S. military forces than head-to-head combat. U.S. Air Force officials are recognizing this, as Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper is…
Editor's NoteThe Future of Aerospace Cybersecurity May Reside in AI and Data Defense Artificial intelligence (AI) and data defense at the application level, rather than the network level, may feature prominently in the future of aerospace cyber security. For example, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's…
ConnectivityU.S. Space Force Working with U.K. on Small Satellites, Space Deterrence, SATCOM, Launch The U.S. Space Force is working with the United Kingdom on military space projects and looking into further areas of cooperation. Areas of interest include small satellites, space deterrence and reduction of…
ConnectivityU.S. Air Force Collaboration with Hypergiant to Provide Satellite Retasking Within Minutes The U.S. Air Force's collaboration with Texas-based Hypergiant Industries is to lead to a Chameleon Constellation of 24 to 36 artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-enabled cube satellites able to be…
MilitaryAirbus Delivers First A330 MRTT, As Company Looks to Autonomous Refueling On June 29, Airbus delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) after a ceremony held at the Airbus…