MilitaryAir 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 push for the new KC-46A aerial refueler…
MilitaryAFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the successful flight demonstration of a new robotically manned air platform whose technology could pave the way for more optionally manned aircraft in the…
MilitaryL3 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 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract involves avionics upgrades for the…
MilitarySaab to Open New Manufacturing and Production Facility for T-X in Indiana Saab will open a new advanced manufacturing and production site in West Lafayette, Indiana, where it will produce final assembly for its components of the Air Force’s new T-X trainer jet. The…
MilitaryAir 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 in 2020, according to an April 10…
MilitaryAir 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 27. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition,…
MilitarySixth-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 about 20 years. The two companies are…
MilitaryLost 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 lost satellite link and the inability to…