The Stimson study predicts that the US “would likely run out of Patriot and THAAD interceptors within the first 24 hours of a military conflict.”
By Colin ClarkIntegrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
“We’re not just designing another stunt. We’re designing something you can go into full rate production on,” said David Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
By Valerie Insinna
In likely her last interview in the job, Kristyn Jones reveals a few lessons-learned from the embattled Sentinel ICBM development program.
By Colin Clark
China has displayed its Z-10ME, the first time the aircraft has appeared at a show outside China. Looking similar to the US Apache attack helicopter, it was displayed with rocket launchers, GR5 guided rockets and air-to-air missiles.
By Colin Clark
Despite not talking to Boeing about development of a F-7 armed light attack aircraft based off the T-7A Red Hawk, a USAF official has revealed the service is interested in such a concept, and could look to replace older F-16s with it.
By Tim Martin and Michael Marrow
Separately, the US cleared a potential $15 billion sale to Poland for Patriot air defense systems and related equipment.
By Tim Martin
The AFSC capability program aims to define “a new generation of surveillance and control capabilities” underpinned by a systems of systems architecture approach, intended to integrate “multiple capabilities and platforms” for future multidomain operations, according to the RfI.
By Tim Martin
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For the first time ever, Congress gave the green light for the Air Force to divest part of its A-10 Warthog fleet, but it’s still yet to be seen whether this is a one-time event.
By Valerie Insinna
“When people see the exterior of the B-21, it will be very similar to the B-2,” Kathy Warden said in an interview with Breaking Defense. “The real differences are inside of the platform.”
By Valerie Insinna
Only the Navy’s EP-3 signals intelligence plane, and the Air Force’s B-2 bomber, RC-135 family of reconnaissance aircraft and UH-1N helicopter met mission capable rate goals most years from FY11 to FY21.
By Valerie Insinna
“The expectation is that these aircraft can be designed to be less survivable and less capable, but still bring an awful lot to the fight in a mixture that the enemy has a very hard time sorting out and dealing with,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.
By Valerie Insinna
Although artist renderings of the B-21 have been published by the Air Force and Northrop Grumman, the actual B-21 aircraft has never been publicly revealed.
By Valerie Insinna
Long-term, the service still seeks to understand what is actually the root cause of the issue, and “finding and implementing a materiel solution,” according to a spokeswoman.
By Aaron Mehta
During a series of flight tests in April, the Air Force added new electronic attack techniques to the Angry Kitten Combat Pod on a daily basis.
By Valerie Insinna
