Air Force
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Air ForceGovernment Reference Architectures May Allow ‘Surge’ by Contractors During Conflicts
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The adoption of government reference architectures may allow a rapid production ramp up of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and other platforms during conflicts, a U.S. Air Force official […]
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ArmyAhead Of Orders, Anduril Plans To Produce New Cruise Missile At Scale
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Anduril Industries plans next year to build more than a thousand Barracuda-500 cruise missiles for foreign and domestic buys, company officials said on Tuesday. The Air Force’s Franklin […]
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SpaceSaltzman: U.S. Space Force Building Space Control “Magazine Depth”
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Space Force requested $8.2 billion for space control in fiscal 2026, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said on Tuesday that funding trend […]
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Air ForceUpdated Sentinel Acquisition Strategy in Works, EMD Approval Goal Early to Mid-2027
This fall, the Defense Department may approve an updated acquisition strategy for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM before a possible re-approval of the program for engineering and […]
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Air ForceBeehive Plans Altitude Testing Of Frenzy Engine For UAVs In October, Flight Tests In Early ‘26
Beehive Industries, a propulsion startup firm, said Monday it’s ramping up testing of its Frenzy line of additively-manufactured engines, with plans to conduct altitude testing of a 200-pound version in […]
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Air ForceBoeing F-47 Build Underway As USAF Targets 2028 First Flight
The build of Boeing‘s [BA] F-47 sixth generation fighter is underway, as the U.S. Air Force targets 2028 for first flight, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin told […]
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Air ForceAnduril Plans First Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flight In Semi-Autonomous Mode
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—First flight of Anduril Industries’ entry into the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program is “within spitting distance” of happening and will be semi-autonomous from taxi, to […]
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Air ForceNew 800- to 1,500-Pound Thrust Class Engines for Munitions and CCA under Development by Pratt & Whitney
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney said on Monday that it is developing a new 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust class of engines to power munitions and U.S. Air Force […]
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Air ForceSkunk Works Says Vectis May Be Candidate for USAF CCA Increment 2
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works unit said that its Vectis drone under development for flight in the next two years will likely fit the needs of Increment 2 of the […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Solicits Space Based Interceptor Prototypes
The U.S. Space Force last Friday said the it has released a request for prototypes proposal for the space base interceptors (SBIs) portion of the Trump administration’s envisioned Golden Dome […]