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May- 2023 -

11 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

US Marine Corps Receives First MQ-9 Reaper Drone From General Atomics

The US Marine Corps has taken delivery of its first MQ-9 Reaper drone under a joint procurement deal with the US Air Force.

9 May

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

Next-Gen Air-to-Air Missile to Enter Production This Year: USAF Secretary

The secretive AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile could enter production this year, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.

9 May

Air

EC-37B Compass Call Cross Deck electronic warfare aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

USAF ‘Missionized’ Compass Call EW Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

L3Harris has completed its maiden flight of the US Air Force’s “missionized” EC-37B Compass Call Cross Deck electronic warfare jet in Texas.

5 May

Air

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Develop Critical F-35 Capability in $1.4B Contract

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.4 billion contract to develop a critical warfighting capability for the US military’s F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

5 May

Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Jones, left, 81st Fighter Squadron director of operations, explains the operation of an A-29 Super Tucano to Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshall Sule Lawal and NAF Group Captain Abdullahi Abu, Nigerian A-29 program foreign liaison officers, Oct. 6, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 81st FS conducts combat training for NAF pilots and maintainers in the A-29 Super Tucano. Foreign liaison officers with the NAF, along with representatives of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force International Affairs, the Air Force Security Assistance and Training Squadron, and the Nigerian A-29 program, visited the 81st FS to discuss the future of the program and meet with students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)

Rojoef Manuel

Nigeria Opens Operations Support Facilities for A-29 Super Tucano Fleet

The US Air Force has finished constructing support facilities for the Nigerian Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucanos at Kainji Air Base.

3 May

Technology

Technician checks a wire during a new computer network demonstration

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris to Develop Common Tactical Edge Network for US Air Force

The US Air Force has awarded L3Harris a contract to deliver a common tactical edge network.

2 May

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Concludes Latest AMRAAM Configuration Audit Milestone

The US Air Force has completed its Functional Configuration Audit of the latest Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.

2 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

US Orders MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones for Taiwan

The US Air Force has ordered four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the armed forces of Taiwan.

2 May

Americas

Airman 1st Class Caleb Strout, 17th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight medicine admin technician, supplies a simulated casualty with oxygen during a training exercise at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Aug. 16, 2022. The Medic Rodeo is designed to test the skills of Air Force medical technicians in both deployed and home installation environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Heimbuch)

Rojoef Manuel

USAF Expands New Medical Training for Future Battlefield Operations

The US Air Force is expanding its newly-developed Medic-X initiative to train medical personnel for dynamic future battlefields.

Apr- 2023 -

28 April

Space

Albedo’s “Vis-Sharpened Thermal” dataset combines visible and thermal imagery to provide temporal information, such as whether an object is active or passive, moving or stationary.

Rojoef Manuel

Albedo Wins Nighttime Thermal Imaging Contract for US Air, Space Intelligence

Albedo has received a contract to support the US National Air and Space Intelligence Center in nighttime thermal imaging operations.

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