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US B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Releases a Conventional Weapon in Flight Test Ahead of 2027 Operational Delivery
A B-21 Raider test aircraft has released a conventional weapon in flight from Edwards Air Force Base, moving the stealth bomber closer…
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US Air Force Seeks Missing Parts for DroneShield Immediate Response Kits at Joint Base San Antonio
The 502d Contracting Squadron seeks DroneSentry-C2 Tactical tablets, software, batteries and chargers after the final two of three DroneShield Immediate Response Kits…
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US Air Force Upgrades F-16 Radar Test Systems at Its Only Radome Tuning and Antenna Repair Shop
Hill Air Force Base’s 523rd Electronic Maintenance Squadron, the Air Force’s sole source for F-16 radar antenna repair and radome tuning, tests…
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US Drone Maker AEVEX Wins Nearly $400 Million IDIQ Contract to Supply Unmanned Aircraft on Demand
AEVEX has won a multi-year IDIQ contract worth up to nearly $400 million to supply unmanned aircraft systems and support services to…
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US Air Force Expands B-1B Pilot Training With HondaJets to Add 100 Flight Hours per Pilot a Year
Air Force Global Strike Command has begun flying B-1B Lancer pilots in contractor-operated HondaJets under BSTAR, aiming to add about 100 flight…
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US Air Force Buys Airline-Proven Flyways AI for Its Airlift and Tanker Command Center
The US Air Force has bought up to $26 million in Flyways AI licenses for the 618th Air Operations Center, placing an…
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US Air Force Awards $4.7M to Test Electra EL9 Hybrid-Electric Aircraft for Short-Runway Airlift
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Electra Defense $4.7 million to ground test the EL9 preproduction aircraft, flight test quiet battery-only…
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What Is the ERAM Program? The Low-Cost US Cruise Missile Developed for Ukraine Explained
The ERAM program was created to give Ukraine a low-cost, 500-pound air-launched cruise missile with at least 250 nautical miles of range.…
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US Air Force Urged to Buy 250 Blended Wing Body Tankers Over More KC-46As, as 2027 Demo Nears
A Hudson Institute study finds the KC-46A lacks the reach to refuel at scale across the Indo-Pacific under PLA missile fire, and…
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Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Test of Mk21A Reentry Vehicle for Sentinel ICBM Nuclear Warheads
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force have flight-tested the Mk21A reentry vehicle that will carry the W87-1 warhead on Sentinel. The…