Watch panelists Jerad Hayes, Autonomous Aviation and Technology program director at Boeing; Jackie Hoke, associate director of unmanned and advanced programs at Collins Aerospace; Darren Moe, senior director of automation, autonomy, artificial intelligence, and mission systems at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.; Jarrod M. Patton, solutions architect and business area manager for autonomy and open architectures at Leidos; and moderator Kevin D. Stamey, director for information dominance programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, take part in the “Mission Domain Live Engagement—Autonomous Systems” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
‘Angry Kitten’ EW Pod Tested on Search-and-Rescue HC-130
April 17, 2026
The Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic warfare pod on an HC-130J during Exercise Bamboo Shield, showing the pod can turn the rescue platform into a command-and-control node and protect it from enemy radars.