Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Expects to Field BTAR Fix for KC-46A Late in Fiscal 2027
The U.S. Air Force expects to field a fix for the stiff aerial refueling boom (ARB) on the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker late in fiscal 2027. “The stiff boom […]
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Space150 Companies Interested in RG-XX, U.S. Space Force Official Says
To guide venture capital (VC) investment, the U.S. Space Force is increasingly engaging with VC firms as a departure from Space Force past practice, and one of the dividends of […]
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Unmanned SystemsSystem Adaptability Through Tight Industry, Echelon Partnership Key Ukraine War Lesson, SACEUR Says
One key lesson from the ongoing Russo-Ukraine War has been the how Ukrainian forces at the brigade level maintain relationships with industry partners to enable the systems they are using […]
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Air ForceUSAF Integrated Development Office Official: ‘Tell Me How We’re Gonna Get A 60 Percent, 70 Percent Solution Out There’
The lean manufacturing concept pioneered by Toyota [TM] in the 1950s and advanced under a “fail fast and adjust” approach by Silicon Valley in the 1990s and Elon Musk’s SpaceX […]
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SpaceVLEO Under Examination for Possible Use by U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force is examining very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for possible future use. LEO satellites typically orbit about 500 miles above Earth, while VLEO satellites are to operate […]
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Air ForceGeneral Atomics YFQ-42A First CCA Forerunner to Fly
A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A Gambit prototype for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program flew for the first time in California on Wednesday ahead […]
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UncategorizedGebara: Sentinel Flight Test ‘Well Prior to’ 2028, ‘Not Currently’ Concerned With NNSA’s Pit Rate
Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara, the Air Force’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, said on a Wednesday webinar that the first Sentinel flight test would be […]
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Air ForceReliable Robotics Receives USAF Award to Launch Autonomous Cargo Logistics Program
Founded in 2017 by two former SpaceX employees, the Silicon Valley-based Reliable Robotics said on Tuesday that it has received a $17.4 million U.S. Air Force contract to launch an […]
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Air ForceRTX’s Pratt & Whitney Receives $2.8 Billion for Lot 18 of F135
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney has received a $2.8 billion U.S. Navy contract for Lot 18 F135 engines for the three variants of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II […]
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SpaceSpaceX Looks to 10th Starship Test, As Competing Rocket Companies Urge FAA to Restrict SpaceX Launches in Florida
SpaceX was looking to conduct its 10th test of Starship on Monday evening from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas near the U.S.-Mexican border after a postponement on Sunday […]