Three T-7A Red Hawk trainer jets flew together at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Sept. 16—one physical aircraft in the air and two virtual ones controlled from simulators on the ground, all sharing one common operating picture.
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In a “State of the Force” address Sept. 30, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced plans for a new four-star command to lead the military-wide push to field autonomous systems, one of several initiatives meant to further his sweeping transformation of the Pentagon.
The Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft will take part in their first large-force engagement exercise in December, the head of the drones’ Experimental Operations Unit said Sept. 15.
Kearfott, a 108-year-old company, is seeing renewed demand for its inertial navigation and motion-control technologies as GPS jamming and spoofing increasingly threaten military operations. Kearfott’s Bob Carpenter explains how he supports aircraft, spacecraft, maritime systems, and missiles, while expanding production...
An exclusive peek inside the Twenty-Six Defense booth at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference. After 30 years as Elbit Systems of America, Twenty-Six Defense has evolved and is exhibiting its new brand for the first time, highlighting a range...
Across directed energy, precision optics, and advanced coatings, Attalon is investing in domestic manufacturing capacity, advanced production technologies, and skilled American workers to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and enable the warfighter with the critical technologies they need to...
Today’s Airmen are going to have to embrace artificial intelligence the same way Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe learned to love desktop computers and email in the 1990s, the senior enlisted Airman said Sept. 14 during AFA’s Air, Space & ...
Air Force officials are exploring the idea of creating a new acquisition office to oversee the point defense mission, in the service’s latest move to intensify its focus on defending airbases from drone and missile attacks, Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink said Sept. 14, ...
The Air Force announced Aug. 13 it recently tested prototypes for a portable ground station for commanding and controlling semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and a spokesperson now says the plan is to award a contract for the effort next summer.