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BAE Systems Accelerates LRASM RF Sensor Deliveries to Arm More U.S. Stealth Anti-Ship Missiles
BAE Systems has delivered every Lot 8 radio-frequency sensor for the AGM-158C LRASM to Lockheed Martin. The passive seeker, which the land-attack…
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US Air Force CCA Drones Fly as a Coordinated Team for the First Time Under Hivemind, Shield AI Says
Shield AI says Hivemind flew multiple Air Force CCAs through coordinated beyond-visual-range maneuvers 18 days after an F-22 pilot directed a single…
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US Air Force Plans to Launch Palletized Cruise Missiles From C-17 Cargo Aircraft in 2027
Air Force leaders say C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft will soon launch palletized FAMM-P cruise missiles under the Dragon Cart program, targeting…
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US Air Force Expands Joby Autonomous Flight Contracts to Nearly $37 Million for Pacific Cargo Tests
AFWERX has raised the Air Force’s commitment to Joby Aviation’s autonomous flight technology from $20 million to nearly $37 million, funding autonomy…
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US Air Force Wants the U-2 Spy Plane Retired in 2027 but Its ASARS-2 Radar Supported Until 2028
The Air Force expects to extend sole-source ASARS-2 radar support for the U-2 through September 2028, a year past the spy plane’s…
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US Air Force Funds Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Integration on F-16, Its Most Numerous Fighter
Castelion has won an Air Force Research Laboratory contract modification to begin integrating its Blackbeard hypersonic missile on the F-16, extending the…
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Bumblebee V2 Interceptor Arrives at MacDill AFB, Giving the Air Force a Drone That Rams Drones
Air Force security forces at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, trained on October 8, 2026, with the Bumblebee V2 interceptor, a warheadless…
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U.S. Air Force Justifies Record $20.7B AMRAAM Contract, Keeping Raytheon Sole Source to 2033
Newly posted notices show the Air Force’s $20.7 billion sole-source AMRAAM contract with Raytheon spans seven production lots and 16 export customers…
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American L3Harris Builds Sixfold Rocket Motor Capacity for Sentinel ICBM Propulsion
L3Harris is building a 110-acre campus in Camden, Arkansas, to raise large solid rocket motor capacity sixfold by late 2027, anchored by…
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US Air Force Tests Rocket Cargo Delivery With Survival Gear on SpaceX Starfall Capsule
The Air Force Research Laboratory flew instrumented Rocket Cargo pods inside SpaceX’s second Starfall reentry capsule on October 20, loaded with a…