US Air Force

Saab Opens New T-7A Red Hawk Facility in US

Saab has opened a new facility in Indiana for domestic production of the company’s aft airframe section for the T-7A Red Hawk trainer program.

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Lockheed Delivers Laser Weapon System for AC-130J Gunship

Lockheed Martin has delivered the Airborne High Energy Laser to the US Air Force, with the aim of mounting it on the AC-130J gunships.

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Exosonic to Develop Supersonic Adversary Drone for USAF Pilot Training

The US Air Force has contracted supersonic transport company Exosonic, Inc. to develop a supersonic drone demonstrator for pilot training missions.

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USAF Awards Northrop Grumman Platform-Agnostic Airborne Sensor Contract

The US Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman to design an airborne next-generation open standards-based signals intelligence sensor.

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US Air Force F-15E Successfully Drops New 5,000-Pound Bomb

The US Air Force has successfully tested its new 5,000-pound GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator capable of destroying underground spaces such as ballistic missile and nuclear weapons facilities.

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Robot Dogs With Assault Rifles Unveiled at AUSA 2021 Convention

Technology firm Ghost Robotics has unveiled a new version of its “robot dog” equipped with a 6.5-millimeter Creedmoor assault rifle.

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USAF Electronic Warfare Aircraft Conducts Maiden Flight

The US Air Force’s EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft completed its inaugural flight recently, developer L3Harris Technologies has announced.

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USAF to Test Hypersonic Missiles With B-1B Bomber Next Year

Boeing officials have revealed that the US Air Force plans to test the B-1B bomber’s hypersonic weapons capabilities by September of next year.

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USAF Awards $85 Million Contract for Bomb Disposal Robot

The US Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies an $85-million contract to procure 170 bomb disposal robots for airbase protection.

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Raytheon Tests Hypersonic Missile for USAF

Raytheon Missiles and Defense announced the first successful flight test of its scramjet-powered hypersonic missile for the US Air Force on Monday.

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