RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production
The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing delivery times, strengthening supply chains and supporting U.S. and allied demand. Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a…
NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past
The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive U.S. Air Force flying testbed, and is now becoming NASA’s new reduced-gravity research aircraft with the registration N837NA.…
GE’s T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating for UH-60 Black Hawk
The next-generation T901, developed as part of the ITEP program, cleared the Preliminary Flight Rating and will now proceed toward full airworthiness qualification testing. The T901 engine developed by GE…
Kadena’s First F-15EX Breaks Cover
The first F-15EX Eagle II destined to Kadena Air Base in Japan broke cover, flying with the “ZZ” tail flash and the markings of the 18th Wing. The first F-15EX…
Iconic Shuttleworth DH.88 Comet Racer Damaged After Landing Incident
The only airworthy example of an original de Havilland DH.88 Comet nosed-over while landing following a display at Shuttleworth's Flying Proms. The pilot was quickly extracted, and has since been…
CENTCOM Launches Multinational Attack Drone Task Force ‘Falcon Strike’
Task Force Falcon Strike will bring together U.S. and regional forces operating one-way attack drones in the air, on the surface and underwater. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is taking…
