Air Force

DAYTON, Ohio—Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 fighter’s F135 engine is to have a critical design review (CDR) in August. After CDR, ECU is to […]

DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force is modifying a B-52H to resume Radar Modernization Program (RMP) testing for the bomber. RMP is to feature an active electronically scanned array radar based on […]

The House version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the White House to devise a plan within six months of the law’s passage to accelerate […]

Brontanax, the first British Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) design, will have electronic warfare and precision strike options, BAE Systems said at the United Kingdom’s Farnborough Air Show this week. A […]

By the end of next year, U.S. Space Force (USSF) is planning a multi-fold increase in the service’s launches and its number of orbiting satellites. Last week, Space Force Space […]

The degree of survivability for future massed modular aircraft (MMA) is a key question for the program. This month, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and U.S. Air Force announced MMA […]

Electra has selected a site near Dayton, Ohio, as the first production facility for it hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft the company is developing for regional air transportation […]

The Pentagon’s $1.1 billion Drone Dominance Program (DDP) plans to award $32 million for “reusable bomber/dropper” prototypes–with “additional orders planned”–in the latest instance of DoD’s affordable drone push. “One-way attack […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday reported another charge on a large solid rocket motor program that suffered an anomaly during a launch in February, and also said development work on […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] debuted the design for the company’s Mobile Radio Frequency-Integrated UAS Suppressor (MORFIUS) X-rotor high powered microwave (HPM) counter-drone system on Monday at the Farnborough Air Show in […]