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International
Australia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft
Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]
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Air Force
USAF Explores Possible Minuteman III Development, Operations, Sustainment Program
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center may hold an industry day in late August at Hill AFB, Utah to gauge industry capacity to support a possible ICBM Development, Operations, […]
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Air Force
CBO: Availability of 7-Year-Old F-35A That of a 36-Year-Old F-16C/D
Facing a “China scenario”–an invasion of Taiwan–continuously mentioned by top DoD officials in recent years would require sheer system number that the U.S. may not have. For their part, U.S. […]
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Pentagon Fiscal 2026 Budget to Prioritize USAF F-47 Over Navy F/A-XX
Of the Pentagon’s two sixth generation fighter programs, the U.S. Air Force F-47 by Boeing [BA] takes priority in DoD’s upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, while the U.S. Navy F/A-XX […]
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House Defense Appropriators Reject Cancellation of USAF E-7
House defense appropriators propose $500 million in fiscal 2026 for the U.S. Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] and turn back the Trump administration’s bid […]
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Air Force
USAF Says Wind Tunnel Testing Validated F130 Engine Inlet Redesign, As B-52 CERP Looks to Enter Development This Summer
The U.S. Air Force said that wind tunnel testing that finished last week validated inlet redesign of the Rolls-Royce F130 engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program […]
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Air Force May Build Microreactor at Eielson AFB, Alaska
The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency’s energy office plan to award California-based Oklo, Inc. [OKLO] a 30-year, firm fixed price contract for a microreactor, likely […]
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Air Force
DoD Looks to End USAF E-7 in Fiscal 2026 Budget Request
The Pentagon is looking to end the U.S. Air Force (USAF) E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] in the Trump administration’s upcoming full fiscal 2026 budget request. […]
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Army
DoD May Acquire Modification and Repair Rights for Aircraft, Ships, Vehicles, House Defense Appropriators Propose
As Congress and the military services consider easing restrictions on service members repairing their own equipment, House defense appropriators want to allow military depots to compete with companies for sustainment […]
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House Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the […]
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