The office outlines 13 recommendations for the DoD and services that primarily revolve around revising weapon systems' test and evaluation policies to reflect “leading practices” for product development.
“We already know the F-22 will play a critical role in crewed-uncrewed teaming operations, and General Atomics is in a unique position to get this started now,” company spokesman C. Mark Brinkley told Breaking Defense.
Hybrid communications requirements will shape the Army’s data infrastructure of the future.
The former head of Air Combat Command will now lead the Air Force as its next top uniformed officer, following the surprise retirement of Gen. David Allvin.
Breaking Defense previously reported that former Air Combat Command chief Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach was a frontrunner to replace outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin.
Fashion aside, the president said he and the Turkish leader would discuss Ankara rejoining the F-35 program, suggesting Erdogan would be "successful" in buying jets he wanted.
“We could make the F-35 pilot optional over a relatively modest time frame based on a lot of the development we've done” for sixth-generation fighter competitions, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said.
CAE and General Atomics use AI to enhance warfighter readiness, refine aerospace platforms, and learn from simulations.
“We're going to do an F-55,” President Donald Trump announced today in Doha. “That'll be two engines and a super upgrade on the F-35.”
“The CMMC certification will be proof — trust, verify that those companies have the cyber posture needed to secure the data that is critical to national security, like on programs like the F-47,” Katie Arrington, who is performing the duties of the DoD CIO told Breaking Defense.
The Air Force is an "antique force," write David Deptula and Mark Gunzinger in this op-ed, and must rebuild.
An on-the-ground look at the 2025 Avalon Air Show in Australia.
Standoff capability means warfighters stay connected and remain remotely located in a safer environment while making it harder for adversaries to target them.
“We’ve been flying a prototype for quite some time,” said Steve Parker, Boeing’s interim defense unit CEO. “And we won the program. So that is a maturity stamp that I’ll give you right then and there.”
The development of the YFQ-42A is the first in a series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), highly autonomous armed jets that can operate independently or with other uncrewed and crewed aircraft.
Boeing's selection to produce the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is a game-changer for the company's challenged defense arm.
How RTX is helping the Raptor stay ready to dominate the skies.