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Navy Invests in Shield’s Vertical-Takeoff CCA

Shield AI, a specialist vying to provide the autonomy software for the Air Force’s autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has won…

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Air Force Seeks New Ideas for Cheap MQ-9 Alternatives by Year End

DAYTON, Ohio—The Air Force plans to select vendors by the end of 2026 to help develop concepts for cheap, attritable drones that…

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First Anduril YFQ-44A rolls off production line for US CCA program

Anduril’s first Ohio-made unmanned, semi-autonomous aircraft rolled off the production line Monday, just four months after its beginning. The defense company’s first…

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Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes Farnborough Airshow debut

LONDON — An unusually warm London sun beat down on the grey body of an aircraft. Sleek and gently curved, an…

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U.S. Air Force Increases Stealthy Cruise, Anti-ship Missile Production

The U.S. Air Force will expand its procurement of stealthy air-launched cruise and anti-ship missiles, according to contract documents released…

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LRASM Clears Integration Milestone for Use on the B-1B

The Air Force recently tested the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile on the B-1B Lancer, clearing a key milestone for integrating the weapon…

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Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to build first operational CCA drones

The Air Force has also selected Anduril, Shield AI and Collins Aerospace to compete for the contract to serve as…

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F-47 Won’t Be Available Until Mid-2030s, Top Lawmaker Says

The Air Force’s sixth-generation F-47 and the Navy’s F/A-XX fighter won’t be “available” until the mid-2030s, a leading congressman said March 17,…

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Last A-10 to Leave Depot, Maintenance Squadron to Deactivate

The Air Force will send off its final A-10 Thunderbolt II from depot maintenance this month and deactivate the unit that performs overhauls, upgrades,…

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US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes

The U.S. Air Force is buying more GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, bunker-buster bombs from Boeing to replace the…

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