Why Anduril, RTX are pushing new ground-launched munition variants
“Over the past several months, it's been very clear that the priority for” Pentagon and congressional leadership “is fixing our munitions gap,” said Anduril’s Diem Salmon.
Air Force AI writes battle plans faster than humans can — but some of them are wrong
“While we're getting faster results and we're getting more results, there's still going to have to be a human in the loop for the foreseeable future to make sure they’re all viable,” said Maj. Gen. Robert Claude.
Amid strike, Boeing taking rare step of hiring permanent replacements for union workers
“We've had our first hiring event. We've received hundreds of qualified applicants. We're working through that now,” said Dan Gillian, Boeing's vice president of its air dominance portfolio.
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SPACECOM discussing expansion of joint space monitoring missions with allies
US Space Command has now completed two rendezvous and proximity operations with partners in Multinational Forces Operation Olympic Defender: France and Britain.
Back to Key West: The Army must own air base defense, not chase Air Force missions
The Army must return to its Key West roots, writes Lt. Col. Grant “SWAT” Georgulis in this op-ed, and allow the Air Force to focus on air dominance.
CCA update: Air Force expects early contracts for second iteration in ‘months’
“The exact number [of awardees] will be dependent on several factors,” said Air Force Col. Timothy Helfrich.
US had ‘no indications’ of surprise Israeli strike on Qatar: Official
Lt. Gen. Derek France said that the US was caught off guard by an Israeli strike on Qatar in part because sensing capabilities were focused on other targets like Iran, adding the Israeli attack “wasn’t something that we expected.”
In a first, Space Force to require refueling capability for next-gen neighborhood watch sats
While the Pentagon has funded experimental re-fueling efforts, RG-XX is the first official acquisition program to have a refueling requirement.
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Constantly evolving aerial threats demand training that adapts accordingly
With potential adversaries no longer predictable, training must move beyond just live exercises and flight simulators.
As EW proliferates, Air Force Spectrum Warfare Wing speeds organic waveform development
Aiding US operations around the globe, "it's nonstop for us," Col. Larry Fenner told Breaking Defense.
RTX, Shield AI picked to give Collaborative Combat Aircraft autonomous capabilities
RTX will provide autonomy capabilities for General Atomics’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft offering dubbed the YFQ-42A, while Shield AI will supply the autonomy pilot for Anduril’s YFQ-44A, a source told Breaking Defense.
Uncertainty over satellite constellation means alt-GPS capability up in the air: Official
The Space Development Agency's planned Navigation Layer, if it proceeds, would provide both the location of GPS jammers and alternate PNT signals.
Air Force general pledges to ‘get Sentinel done,’ expects Milestone B in 2027
Air Force Program Executive Officer for ICBMs Brig. Gen. William Rogers said he has “every intention” of fully fielding the forthcoming Sentinel missile ahead of 2050.
Embraer, SNC pushing A-29 for counter-drone mission
"You don't need a bespoke F-35 at eleventy billion dollars an hour, right? You can do this in a very cost-effective way,” Ray Fitzgerald, senior vice president for strategy at SNC, told Breaking Defense.