U.S. Air Force Awards RTX $1 Billion Contract to Upgrade F-22 Sensors
The contract follows the recent news about the tests of new advanced sensors on the F-22 Raptor, which the U.S. Air Force is planning to field quickly as part of…
UK’s New Medium Helicopter Program Left With One Bid as Airbus and Sikorsky Withdraw
As the deadline to submit bids for the United Kingdom’s New Medium Helicopter program passes, Leonardo has been left as the sole remaining bidder as Airbus and Sikorsky confirm they…
US Admiral Recounts USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group’s Nine-Month Deployment Fighting the Houthis
The ships and aircraft of the USS Eisenhower’s Carrier Strike Group had an eventful deployment with lots of lessons learned that are now being used to inform the U.S. Navy…
Skunk Works’ X-56A Poised To Become World’s First Digitally-Certified Aircraft
Some aspects of the X-56A drone's design, such as the landing gear systems and cameras, will be modified to demonstrate that a digital model can be reliably certified for flight…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Selected For U.S. Army’s HADES Program
SNC will integrate deep sensing technologies on the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, converting it to perform ISR missions as the U.S. Army is looking to replace turboprop ISR fleet…
First Australian Military Pilot Flies Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat
The first RAAF pilot has completed the training to be certified as launch and recovery operator for the MQ-28, becoming the first non-Boeing pilot on the program. Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost…