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Air Force

The F-117: Now Washington Can See Stealth in the Light of History

The Smithsonian’s announcement that an F-117A Nighthawk, tail number 85-0818, is headed to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space…

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Air Force

How the Air Force Rigged F-15s in the Middle East with Drone-Busting Rockets in a Week

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As the threat of Iranian-made drones rose in recent conflicts, the Air Force rushed last year to equip F-15E…

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Air Force

Drone maker unveils ‘low-cost’ alternative to MQ-9 Reaper

California-based Swarm Aero on Monday unveiled a new low-cost unmanned aerial system capable of carrying a payload of more than…

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Air Force

Sierra Space’s Ghost Reentry Vehicle Is Taken Through Logistics Paces

A bottle of whiskey and a software-defined radio might make an unusual test load, but Sierra Space used the odd…

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Air Force

Saab tapped to continue work on Sweden’s next flagship fighter jet

VIENNA — Saab has received a new contract worth approximately SEK 2.9 billion (roughly $303 million) from Sweden’s Defense Materiel…

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Defense Industry

Gen. Caine urges industry to lean more into ‘shared risk’ when delivering tech for U.S. military

“When you look at the price of lethality right now, it’s on an exponential decrease,” the chairman of the Joint…

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Defense Industry

Pentagon partners with venture studio to pilot shared savings contract model via $100M OTA

This unique agreement is designed to demonstrate a new framework where vendors are paid only for the costs they eliminate…

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Air Force

US Navy unveils new specs for carrier-based Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The U.S. Navy this week unveiled an array of new specifications for its future carrier-based Combat Collaborative Aircraft, or CCA. While the service…

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Defense Technology

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

DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weight

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) concluded its Lift Challenge last week, and although none of the participants achieved the desired…

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