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Sep- 2021 -

7 September

USAF Awards $95 Million Hypersonic Missile Design Contracts

The US Air Force has modified preliminary design review (PDR) contracts with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon for a hypersonic cruise missile.

7 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

India, US to Co-Develop Air-Launched Drones

India and the US have signed a $22 million agreement to co-develop Air-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

1 September

Americas

Hercules Reyes

F-35 Not as ‘Survivable’ as Thought: House Armed Services Committee Chief

The F-35 fighter jet may not be as “survivable” as originally expected, according to Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Adam Smith.

Aug- 2021 -

26 August

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Tests 2,000-Pound Dialable Effects Munition

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has demonstrated the customized detonation of an aircraft-launched munition.

26 August

Americas

A 52nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft flies over the skies of New Mexico.

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Remotely Retargets Cargo Aircraft-Launched Missiles

The US Air Force has demonstrated its air-to-surface standoff missile-equipped Palletized Weapon System by remotely retargeting simulated missiles aboard a cargo aircraft.

25 August

Commentary

A KC-46 refuels the B-2 for the first time during developmental flight test over Edwards AFB and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in April 2019.

George Landrith

America Must Stay the Course on Its Air Tanker Acquisition Strategy

The US Department of Defense should commit to Boeing's KC-46 for the full 479 tankers that it believes it needs.

18 August

Exercises

The Japan-bound tanker recently refueled another KC-46A in the skies over Washington state.

Hercules Reyes

Boeing KC-46A Japan Tanker Completes ‘Milestone’ Refueling Flight

A Boeing KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force recently completed the refueling of another KC-46A in-flight.

17 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

Developer Expects USAF Stealth Adversary Drone Contract in September

Blue Force Technologies is expecting a US Air Force contract next month to develop an unmanned stealth aircraft for the force's fifth-generation fighters to train against.

16 August

Asia Pacific