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21 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Seeks Proposals to Power Next-Gen Tanker Fleet

The US Air Force is asking industry partners for engines to power its Next-Generation Air Refueling System aircraft.

21 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Military Urged to Provide Troops More Protection From Blasts

The US military is being urged to provide its soldiers with better protection from blasts to avoid brain-related injuries.

21 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Conducts Final Test of Troubled ARRW Hypersonic Missile

The US Air Force has conducted the final test of an air-launched hypersonic weapon the service previously said it would no longer pursue.

20 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Plans $400M Pacific Island Airport Upgrade for Military Missions

The US Air Force plans a $400 million upgrade of a Pacific island airport to allow the operation of military aircraft.

20 March

Technology

Airmen in the 363rd Training Squadron, perform squats during a physical training (PT) session at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 30. PT sessions are led by military training leaders (MTL) to ensure Airmen are using proper form during their exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)

Rojoef Manuel

KBR Secures Human Performance Enhancement Contract for US Air Force

KBR has signed a subcontract from Bering Straits to provide human performance optimization services for US Air Force bases.

14 March

Land

A DIRT Bag 6090 maintainer fabricated enclosure kit, or MFEK, is set up for an on-aircraft demonstration of a structural repair in a hangar at a Marine Corps Air Station facility in July 2022. A MFEK is a pre-fabricated walk-in enclosure that rapidly enables maintainers to perform sustainment on the Air Force’s current fleet of combat aircraft in a controlled, dust- and debris-free environment that works the same way for every maintainer, every time. The enclosure is comprised of durable, transparent panels and a lightweight, reconfigurable frame made of telescoping poles, and is scalable and reconfigurable from 54” up to 90”. AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, funded the design, development and successful flightline testing of Cornerstone Research Group’s DIRT Bag DB-6090, which will be sold alongside the smaller DIRT Bag DB-2424 model previously developed under an AFRL Small Business Innovation Research program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Extends Development of Aircraft Repair Tents

Cornerstone Research Group has secured a contract to extend maintainer-fabricated enclosure kit development for the US Air Force.

13 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US OKs F-35 Full-Rate Production After 5-Year Delay

The US Department of Defense has approved the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to enter full-rate production after a five-year delay.

12 March

Technology

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Forti, a combat graphics specialist with 1st Communication Strategy and Operations Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, adjusts a microprocessor during an innovation bootcamp course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 9, 2020. The training exposed the participants to new capabilities essential to solving future operational needs, while teaching them how to operate 3D printers, computers, software and other tools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum to Support US Navy Microelectronics Capabilities

The US Air Force has awarded Amentum a $245-million contract to support the US Navy’s microelectronics capabilities.

11 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

F-35A First 5th-Gen Fighter Jet Authorized to Carry Nukes

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft has received authorization to carry nuclear bombs.

1 March

Air

AFRL’s XQ-67A Off Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, designed and built by General Atomics, took its maiden flight Feb. 28 from Gray Butte Field Airport, Palmdale, California. XQ-67A completed several test points and safely recovered on the first of a series of flight tests. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms, or ACP.(Courtesy photo.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Completes Maiden Flight of XQ-67A Sensing Drone

The US Air Force has conducted the first flight of the XQ-67A off-board sensing drone in Palmdale, California.

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