RTX Awarded $1.19B AMRAAM Contract – The Largest AMRAAM Award To-Date
Raytheon Lands $1.19B Contract for AMRAAM Production Lot 38, Expanding Global Reach and Capabilities. Raytheon is making the news these days: after receiving a $1B contract to upgrade the F-22…
New M-346 Jet For The Frecce Tricolori Display Team Breaks Cover
After more than 40 years, the Frecce Tricolori will replace their aging MB-339s with the M-346 Advanced Jet Trainer, reverting the decision to equip the team with the M-345 High…
New AIM-120D AMRAAM Variant Will Be ‘Complementary’ to the Secretive AIM-260 JATM – Raytheon Exec
Raytheon’s John Norman told journalists that the AMRAAM’s range is approaching that threshold capability that the Air Force would like to have with JATM when it’s fielded operationally. Raytheon’s under-development…
China’s J-20A Prototype Captured in First Clear Image with WS-15 Engine
The J-20 initially flew with the Russian Saturn AL-31 turbofan engine, which was later replaced by the domestically developed WS-10C while waiting for the final WS-15 engine specifically developed for…
VX-9 F/A-18F Spotted With Heavy Air-to-Air Load of AIM-174s and AIM-120s
The U.S. Navy is continuing to test the new AIM-174B missile, derived from the SM-6, aboard the Super Hornet, with a VX-9 jet carrying four AIM-174s, three AIM-120s and two…
2nd Bomb Wing Activates New Bomber Generation Squadrons at Barksdale AFB
The 20th and 96th Bomber Generation Squadrons were established to boost operational efficiency and flexibility. On Aug. 22, 2024, the 2nd Bomb Wing established two new Bomber Generation Squadrons (BGSs),…
