US Air Force

USAF Tests ‘Angry Kitten’ Electronic Warfare Pod on F-16 

The US Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic countermeasures training pod on an F-16 aircraft.

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US Army Tests Rapid Long Distance Deployment

The US Army recently transported a Stryker vehicle-equipped group of soldiers from their base to Guam as part of an “early entry command post” concept experiment.

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C-130 Cargo Plane Grabs Gremlins Drone Mid-Air

A modified C-130 Hercules cargo plane successfully recovered an X-61A Gremlins drone out of the sky for the first time.

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Lockheed Secures $10B US F-22 Raptor Modernization Contract

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $10.9 billion contract to maintain and modernize the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor fleet.

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US Air Force Tests Skyborg Drone-Teaming Flight 

The US Air Force tested two Skyborg autonomy core system-equipped drones flying in tandem last month.

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USAF Awards ‘Off-Board Sensing Station’ Drone Contracts

The US Air Force has awarded identical $17.7 million contracts to Kratos and General Automics to develop Off-Board Sensing Station drones.

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US Air Force Conducts Maiden F-15EX Aircraft Operational Test

The US Air Force has conducted the first operational test of its newly-acquired F-15EX aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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US Air Force to Make Jet Fuel ‘Out of Thin Air’

The US Air Force is teaming with carbon transformation company Twelve to produce viable fuel for military aircraft “out of thin air.”

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Global Hawk Drones Repurposed for Hypersonic Missile Tests

Northrop Grumman will repurpose four decommissioned RQ-4 Global Hawk drones into Range Hawk surveillance platforms to assist US armed forces during hypersonic missile testing.

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USAF Awards BAE Platform-Agnostic Airborne Sensor Contract

The US Air Force has contracted the BAE Systems-Sierra Nevada Corporation team for a futuristic airborne signals intelligence sensor prototype.

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