Red 6 wins deal to bring augmented reality to F-16s
The company’s helmet-mounted ATARS system can project images of adversary threats like enemy jets for real pilots flying in a cockpit.
EXCLUSIVE: Air Force reworking approach for T-7A Red Hawk, delaying production by 1 year
The trainer’s production decision, or Milestone C date, will be pushed back to 2026, and Boeing will be given an opportunity to make more money if it adds new improvements to the jet, a top Air Force official tells Breaking Defense.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
Boeing backs T-7 amid stinging GAO report that cites ‘tenuous’ strain with Air Force
A Boeing official tells Breaking Defense that the company is making strides on issues around the training jet's ejection seat.
EXCLUSIVE: Air Force grounding F-35s over ejection seat concerns
The stand-down follows the Navy grounding an undisclosed number of jets due to concerns with ejection seat safety.
‘Ender’s Game’-style augmented reality coming soon to Air Force’s 60s-era trainer
A recent test saw a real pilot with a virtual F-22 as a wingman going up against a virtual Chinese J-20. "It's crazy," the company's chief executive says.
AF Education & Training Shifts To ‘Space Warfighting Ethos’: Gen. Webb
"Gen. Raymond has asked me, in particular, to make sure that we are incorporating all aspects of space warfighting ... into our curriculum."
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Boeing Wins $9.2B T-X Trainer Contract: Low Price, High Risk
WASHINGTON: Aerospace behemoth Boeing will build the new T-X jet trainer, the Air Force announced this afternoon, beating out the Lockheed/KAI T-50 and the Leonardo DRS/CAE T-100 after years of maneuvering and uncertainty that saw multiple companies drop out of the competition. The first planes will enter service at Randolph Air Force base in 2023, with […]
Raytheon Unveils Its Next Gen Air Force Trainer
FARNBOROUGH: For the first time at an air show, Raytheon has presented its offering for the replacement of the T-38 trainer here, the T-100. Thanks to the buckets of rain that keep falling we can’t offer you a photo, but we can tell you the plane is here. We understand the company is likely to make […]
Air Force Cuts Mean Service Is ‘Slowly Going Out of Business’
A year has passed since Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act-the legislation mandating sequestration. Funding cuts that once seemed politically remote now loom large for leaders increasingly anxious about the impact $1.2 trillion in automatic budget reductions will have upon their respective districts and states. An estimated two million […]