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How the sixth-generation fighter jet will upend air warfare
Militaries around the world are working on planes they hope will represent a generational leap in aviation technology.
Future of autonomous flight comes into focus at Farnborough Airshow
“There is no reason why [a drone wingman] should be any less autonomous than what the F-35 is doing right now,” an F-35 pilot from the Royal Air Force said on Tuesday.
Lockheed, Pentagon strike deal for next three lots of F-35s
“We really, really need those Block 4 capabilities,” Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said Saturday. “And so we want to make sure that the contract accomplishes that, and it will."
The US Air Force’s top acquisition exec talks hypersonic prototypes and more
The Air Force needs to make purchases more like commercial industry does, according to its assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics.
By Valerie Insinna
US Air Force completes tests of troubled KC-46 vision system, but is it fixed?
There is some evidence that Boeing has improved the KC-46's remote vision system's performance, but the Air Force isn't ready to hail it a success just yet.
By Valerie Insinna