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Aviation
February 2023
Open Source Flight Tracking Called Threat to Military Aircraft
By Jan TeglerPublicly available flight tracking data is a growing problem for the U.S. military, a senior Pentagon official recently said. -
Air Force News
January 2023
Analysis: The B-21 Raider’s Critical Numbers Game
There will be many budget battles in the coming years that will put pressure on the B-21 program. -
Air Force News
January 2023
B-2 Spirit, B-21 Raider Draw Inevitable Comparisons (Updated)
Comparisons between the two strategic bombers are inevitable as they are similar in shape — both so-called “flying wings.” -
Air Force News
January 2023
Air Force Labs Pursue More Powerful, Efficient Engines
From engines cheap enough to be considered “expendable” on munitions, to rockets that can carry payloads to the Moon, the Air Force is constantly looking to improve its means of propulsion. -
Air Force News
January 2023
B-21 Raider a Pathfinder for Digital Engineering Revolution
The B-21 Raider is being called a “sixth-generation aircraft” and is designed as a low-observable, or stealthy, strategic bomber that can penetrate air defenses and deliver nuclear or conventional weapons deep in enemy territory and return undetected to a base in the United States. -
Air Power
November 2022
Transitioning from Human Pilots to Drones
By David WinterWhile promoting unmanned aerial vehicles, the United States continues to invest substantial resources in manned aircraft to ensure continued air superiority. -
Air Power
October 2022
Industry Prepping AI Tech for Next-Gen Aircraft
By Meredith RoatenThe Air Force wants its sixth-generation fighter aircraft to have a squad of uncrewed systems flying at its side. Before the autonomous aircraft becomes a program of record, the aerospace industry is eager to tackle the challenges of manned-unmanned teaming. -
Manufacturing
October 2022
Boeing Reveals Classified Composite Fabrication Center
Phantom Works, Boeing’s research, development and prototyping division, recently opened a new, classified facility to produce advanced composite components for future combat aircraft. -
Air Power
October 2022
Questions Emerge After Congress Prohibits Growler Divestment
By Jan TeglerWhen the House passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, it included a section requiring the Navy to maintain “a minimum quantity of high-demand, low-density EA-18G aircraft capabilities.” -
Air Power
September 2022
BREAKING: B-21 Bomber to Make Public Debut in December
By Mikayla Easley and Meredith RoatenNATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Air Force will unveil the first B-21 Raider in December, giving the public the its first look of the highly classified next-generation bomber.
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