Northrop Grumman won’t bid on the Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter, but might go after the Navy's F/A-XX and Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft programs, company CEO Kathy Warden said July 27.
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Stepping up harassment of U.S. aircraft over northwest Syria, Russian fighter jets damaged two MQ-9s this week, U.S. officials say. The Russian actions have sparked a broader debate over how the U.S. should carry out air operations against ISIS militants in Syria as tensions between Moscow ...
In another step toward first flight, the initial B-21 Raider has had its first “power-on” test, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden announced. The company still expects first flight—and a contract for low-rate initial production—by the end of 2023, she said in the company's second quarter ...
A large bird struck the canopy of a T-38 and sent debris flying into the trainer jets’ engines, forcing the pilot to eject and the aircraft to crash last November, according to a new Air Force accident investigation report. The mishap, which resulted in the complete destruction ...
The Air Force’s primary platform for air attack against the most heavily defended targets will be the sixth-generation B-21 Raider, featuring a degree of stealth “orders of magnitude” stealthier than the B-2A Spirit it will replace.
Controlling the air domain is an imperative if the nation and U.S. allies are to be successful in future operations.
Boeing has resumed deliveries of KC-46 tankers after a prolonged halt due to quality problems with fuel tanks, company president and chief executive officer David Calhoun said July 26 during a second quarter earnings call. Yet company officials said supply chain problems continue to afflict ...
Twelve U.S. Air Force F-35s have arrived in the Middle East to beef up U.S. Central Command’s airpower in the region and deter Iran from seizing oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the service announced July 26. The deployment of the aircraft also comes ...
RTX expects more than $2 billion of orders for equipment to replenish U.S. weapons provided to Ukraine, on top of $2 billion in orders already for Patriot missiles, artillery rounds, AMRAAM anti-air missiles and various anti-air and ground-to-ground weapons, company officials said in an earnings ...