U.S. Navy Receives First Modified E-6B Mercury Aircraft
Northrop Grumman announced the successful delivery of the first E-6B Mercury Aircraft under the IMMC to the United States Navy.
US Air Force News
Air
Modernisation
Weapon / Missile
Pentagon Acquires AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder from Raytheon
Pentagon will acquire 571 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles from Raytheon for US Navy, US Air Force and a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer country.
Air
Logistics
Only Half Of the F-35 Fleet is Mission-Ready
U.S. Air Force JSF Programme Director revealed that only about half of the F-35 fighters in the U.S. fleet are ready to perform war missions.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
MQ-9A Completes Integration Tests of Angry Kitten ECM Pod
USAF tests ALQ-167 Angry Kitten ECM on MQ-9A Reaper at the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) at Creech Air Force Base.
Weapon / Missile
US Struggles with Hypersonic Missiles
The US Air Force (USAF) has decided not to purchase the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response (ARRW) hypersonic weapon after a failed test of this missile.
Ammunition
USAF Awards Raytheon $320m Contract for 1,500 StormBreaker
USAF has awarded Raytheon Technologies a $320 million contract to produce an additional 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapon systems.
Homeland Security
US Air Force shoots down another unidentified flying object
The United States military shot down another unidentified flying object flying over Lake Huron close to the border with Canada.
Air
USAF: The F-15EX Costs Less than the F-35
The F-15EX Eagle II is said to have higher advantages and lower operating costs than the F-35, apart from stealth characteristics.
Air
Country
Defence Politics
Retired USAF Officer Advises Ukraine to Hire Jets and Pilots
A retired US Air Force (USAF) officer suggested that Ukraine hire fighter jets and pilots from the United States.
Air
An F-35 from the 388th Wing Crashed in Utah USA
An F-35A crashed at Hill Air Force Base near Salt Lake City, according to a statement on Twitter from the Air Force (USAF) 388th Fighter Wing.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
USAF to Deploy MQ-9 Reapers to Japan for the First Time
USAF will deploy eight unarmed MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyushu.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
The X-62 VISTA completed its first flight
The X-62 VISTA has performed its maiden flight, ahead of its use by the USAF for manned-unmanned teaming aircraft operations.
Air
Sensors
USAF Activates the First Squadron of F-16s with AESA Radar
USAF has activated the 480th Fighter Squadron as the first USAF F-16CM squadron to be equipped with an AESA radar system.
Air
Boeing has been Awarded a Contract for 23 KC-46s
USAF to build 19 KC-46 Pegasus tankers for the USAF and four KC-46s for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The contract was worth 3.1 billion USD.
Air
Leonardo and Boeing Deliver Four MH-139A to the USAF
USAF receives the first four MH-139A Gray Wolf test helicopters from Leonardo and Boeing as the service looks to replace its ageing UH-1N helicopters.
Modernisation
Sensors
The B-52 Bomber Gets Super Hornet’s AESA Radar
The USAF's most capable strategic bomber, the B-52 Stratofortress, will undergo a major upgrade, including new electronics, avionics, radar, and engines.
