Air Force
-
InternationalLockheed Martin Nabs $1.8 Billion Award For More F-35 Logistics Support
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a not-to-exceed $1.8 billion undefinitized contract action (UCA) on June 30 to procure recurring logistics services for delivered F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. […]
Tagged in: -
Air ForceBETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft
After a year of testing, BETA Technologies‘ electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, has received the first airworthiness approval for manned flight in an electric aircraft from the […]
Tagged in: -
Unmanned SystemsJCO Completes First C-sUAS Demonstration
The Defense Department’s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) tested counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) from Aurora Flight Sciences, ELTA North America, and XTEND during its first semi-annual demonstration […]
-
Air ForceAir Force Continues KC-46 Flights While Finishing Final Deficiency Fixes
The Air Force is flying the Boeing [BA] KC-46 tanker and conducting fueling in exercises for some aircraft to build crew capability while awaiting remaining fixes to several key deficiencies, […]
Tagged in: -
Unmanned SystemsAir Force Looks to Hybrid Electric Solution for eVTOL and UAS Energy Concerns
The Air Force is investing in LiquidPiston’s X-Engine technology to create a hybrid-electric propulsion system to power emerging technologies like unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and orbs, the company said on […]
-
GeneralMost DoD Aircraft Do Not Meet Mission Capable Goals, GAO Finds
Military aircraft spanning all branches failed to meet mission capable rates according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that analyzed 46 types of aircraft from fiscal […]
-
UncategorizedB-1B Systems Engineer Explains How IBS Makes Future Bomber Upgrades Easier
The Air Force’s B-1B bombers have an all-new Integrated Battle Station (IBS) equipped with a fully-integrated data link (FIDL), vertical situational display upgrade (VSDU), and improved central integrated test system […]
-
UncategorizedIn a First for the DoD, Kubernetes Installed on U-2 Dragon Lady
For the first time, Kubernetes, an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management, was used on an operational major weapons system in the Department of Defense […]
Tagged in: -
Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force May Spend Hundreds of Millions on Electric VTOL Aircraft By 2025
The Air Force may spend hundreds of millions on development and procurement of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft before 2025, according to officials behind Agility Prime. That project, […]
Tagged in: -
Unmanned SystemsMarine Corps Partners with Air Force Agility Prime on eVTOL Aircraft for Logistics
The Pentagon’s interest in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft continues to grow, with the Marine Corps’ Warfighting Lab now partnering with the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to […]