The U.S. military is looking at fielding small drones that can be carried in a backpack or aircraft that can take off vertically, but managing airspace is a challenge. The Air Force has a CLUE about the way forward: the Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort.
Technology
Northrop Grumman has tested a new GPS/INS navigation system that works in GPS-jammed or -denied airspace. The system will make its way onto the F-22 and the Navy E-2D after testing is complete.
WORLD: Readiness: Safety pause over, B-2 flies; New bill to lock in Guard Fighter Squadrons; DARPA's X-65 aircraft.
A collection of of quotes on airpower, space power, and national security issues.
A detailed guide to the aircraft, aerial target systems, weapons systems, and satellite systems in USAF and USSF inventory.
The Defense Department Budget rolls up the total spending by each military department—the Departments of the Air Force (which also includes the Space Force), the Navy (which also includes the Marine Corps), and the Army.
House Armed Services Committee chair Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) wants to create a new position in each service’s secretariat, with the responsibility of finding promising new technologies and helping shepherd them across the so-called “valley of death” between successful prototypes and a program of record. ...
Air Force leaders have already said they are shifting their focus away the hypersonic Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Now, the program may not get funding to complete a final few tests if the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee gets his way. In ...
Members of Congress want to know how the Air Force plans to defend remote or forward-deployed airfields as part of its Agile Combat Employment strategy. By February 1, the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee expects a report outlining the Secretary of ...