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Cummings fine-tunes Hellhound drone for Golden Dome mission
Cummings Aerospace has designed a larger version of its Hellhound to meet Golden Dome homeland missile defense needs.
By Jen Judson
Space Force seeks $3.7 billion for narrowband communication satellites
The service says the two satellites will extend the service-life of the Mobile User Objective System constellation to at least 2034.
Air Force destroys target vessel with ship-killing JDAM
The successful test of the maritime JDAM represents a significant step forward in the Air Force's ability to sink a ship, at a time when concerns are growing about the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
Thales finalizes acquisition of RUAG training and simulation unit
The acquisition aligns with armed forces modernization programs across the globe, and a move toward digitalization across land forces.
US Army scrambles to keep its new air-defense radar on schedule
Due to issues building prototypes in the pandemic, the Army is seeing test schedules for its new air-and-missile defense radar slip. But the service believes it is still on track to reach a congressionally mandated urgent fielding goal by the end of 2023.
By Jen Judson
T-7 Red Hawk trainer makes its debut
The ceremony included multiple tributes to the pioneering Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, for whom the T-7 is named, and was attended by a surviving member and another pilot's children.
Brazil orders more Gripen jets, mulls another large buy
A second large order of the Gripen is needed to achieve a minimum fleet of 70 new fighter jets, down from the original target of 100 aircraft under the F-X program.
By José Higuera
Future NGAD fighter jets could cost ‘hundreds of millions’ apiece
This would be more than twice the F-35′s price tag of at least $80 million apiece.
A-10 official issues warning over US Air Force’s ‘devastated’ Warthog fleet
The A-10 systems manager said the Air Force has “resourced the A-10 to divest yet flew it like an enduring fleet, rapidly accelerating [the] decline toward today’s hollowing fleet."
US Army plan to replace Patriot interceptors gets a jolt in FY23 budget request
The Army is getting serious about a future interceptor for its next-generation Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense System that is more capable of defeating complex threats like hypersonic weapons, according to a review of FY23 budget documents.
By Jen Judson