WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded to three companies to produce missionized prototypes with the ability to fly in experimentation events while teaming with manned aircraft.
The contracts were awarded with a 24-month period of performance to:
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President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to nominate retired Army General Lloyd Austin as defense secretary is running into early friendly fire from Democrats, with two senators saying they don’t plan to vote for the waiver he’d need to serve in the post.
Although Biden hasn’t announced that Austin is hi…
GETAFE, Spain — Spanish industry has signed the initial framework contract of the Future Combat Air System’s (FCAS) demonstrator phase, confirming Airbus as the lead in Spain for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) and prime contractor in the Low Observability domain of the European defence programme…
French President Emmanuel Macron has officially launch the project to build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace the Charles de Gaulle carrier by 2038. Macron made the announcement during a visit to a nuclear facility in the Burgundy town of Le Creusot. For more information, hit the Source below Source
A Indonesian Air Force KT-1B turboprop trainer has crashed while attempting to land at Adisutjipto airbase on Dec. 8. Both instructor and student ejected safely. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gen. Gilbert Gapay, has hinted that Manila has decided to buy F-16s. Graphic: Lockheed Martin “Soon, before our President steps down, we will finally have multi-role fighters in the likes of the F-16 in our Air Force inventory,” said Gapay at a Laging […]