Air Force
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Unmanned SystemsAFRL Seeking Innovations For C-sUAS “Kill Chain And Point Defense”
Over the next five years, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) site in Rome, N.Y., may award $499 million in counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) research contracts under the Multi-Domain […]
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Air ForceDefense Authorization Bill Omits Senate Proposal For LRSO Acceleration
The fiscal 2026 defense authorization conference bill turns back a proposal by the Senate to accelerate the Air Force AGM-181 Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear cruise missile under development by […]
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Air ForceGAO: Osprey Accident Rate Increased In 2023, 2024, Air Force And Marine Corps Not Doing Enough To Share Info
A new independent government audit found the Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft’s rates of “serious accidents” dramatically increased in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 while calling […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman’s SiAW Completes Separation Test From F-16
A Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] completed an airborne separation test from an Air Force F-16 aircraft as part of ongoing development efforts of the air-to-ground […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Voyager $21 Million To Develop AI-Enabled ISR Capabilities
Voyager Technologies [VOYG] has received a $21 million research and development contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for artificial intelligence-enabled intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, the company said on […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Eyes First Flight Of Project Talon Next Year
Northrop Grumman [NOC] used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Conducts Static Test Of New SRM In Promontory
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday conducted a static test of a new solid rocket motor (SRM) in Promontory, Utah, under the company’s Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) […]
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Business/FinancialStalker XE Block 25 And Alta X 2.0 Drones Part Of Skunk Works Test Of Artificial Intelligence Re-Planning
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works division said on Thursday that it used artificial intelligence to demonstrate how one drone facing fuel problems could return to base while another unmanned aerial […]
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SpaceNRO Extends Work For HawkEye 360, Capella, ICEYE And Umbra
Herndon, Va.’s HawkEye 360 said on Wednesday that it has received a follow-on 23 months of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) funding for work with the agency’s Commercial Systems Program Office […]
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SpaceSpace GMTI Evolution Of U.S. Satellite Proliferation, NRO Official Says
The number of U.S. satellites in a proliferated, low Earth orbit, ground moving target indication (GMTI) constellation will hinge on revisit rates required to view targets of interest, a National […]