New PACAF Commander Sees Heightened Emphasis on Base Defense
As the U.S. Air Force embarks upon a reorganization to improve the service’s position to counter China, Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, who assumed the helm of Pacific Air Forces […]
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Northrop Grumman Says Shroud Fly-Off Tests for Sentinel Mark ‘Significant Progress’
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 20 that several recent tests at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., reflect “significant progress” in the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) phase […]
USAF Reorganization to Benefit Realization of CCA, Allvin Suggests
The planned U.S. Air Force reorganization–known as Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition–will benefit the realization of the service’s priority research and development/acquisition efforts, such as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CC…
Russian ASAT Development Not an ‘Immediate” Threat,’ White House Says
On Feb. 14, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on X that the committee had made available to all congressional members “information concerning a serious […]
South Korea Renews PBL Contract with Pratt & Whitney for F-15, F-16 Engine Sustainment
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has awarded RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney a $355 million performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to sustain the F100 engine for the country’s F-16 and […]
Kratos Rolling Work for Skyborg Into CCA
Kratos [KTOS] is folding in the work that the company has done on the XQ-58A Valkyrie for the U.S. Air Force Skyborg program into offerings for the service’s Collaborative Combat […]
Industry Raises Questions on U.S. Space Force CASR
Companies are raising questions with the U.S. Space Force about a future Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR). “At the Schriever [Space Force Base, Colo.] wargames, as we were playing through […]
AMC Head Plans Focus on Connectivity in Remaining Months as Commander
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth “Mini” Minihan said on Feb. 14 that he is focusing on his “25 by 25” initiative in his six remaining months as the head of […]
Cell Phones Help Provide Ukraine Detection Network Against Russian Kamikaze Drones
Small kamikaze drones have been a worry for U.S. commanders–most recently in a deadly attack on the U.S. Tower 22 base in northeast Jordan near Syria on Jan. 28. While […]
Air Force Upgrading LITENING Targeting Pods To Increase Range And Accuracy
Northrop Grumman [NOC] will upgrade the Air Force’s fleet of LITENING targeting pods with a new large aperture (LA) pod that increases the range for aircrews to detect, track, identify, […]