Tag: US Air Force
B-2 bomber tests new B61-12 nuclear weapon guidance capability
The B-2 is the first to test a novel guidance system for the new B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb.
Rocket explosion foils Pentagon’s test of re-entry vehicle for new ICBM
The Minotaur rocket launch was intended to support test efforts for the Mk21A re-entry vehicle for the US Air Force's future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM.
US Air Force demos historic highway landing integrated combat turns
US Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II, Air Force Special Operations Command MC-12W Liberty, C-145A Combat Coyote and U-28A Draco, and a...
US Air Force gets its hands on the ‘Rocket Factory...
Rocket Factory In-A-Box is designed to provide the air force with mobile, small, and clandestine manufacturing centers for SRMs and weapons.
US Air Force retires first RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks
Airmen of the US Air Force's 319th Reconnaissance Wing divested five RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks by transferring them across the runway...
US Air Force A-10 getting mission computer upgrade
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been awarded a $46.2 million firm-fixed-price prototype project award to replace the A-10C Thunderbolt II mission computer...
US Air Force picks next-generation helmet for fixed-wing aircraft pilots
After more than 30 years of long-term neck and back injuries due to the current helmet, the service is working on better fitting helmets for operators of all sizes, genders and ethnicities.
US Air National Guard F-16s complete SABR AESA radar upgrade
ANG's F-16 fighters are the first in the US fleet to fly the fifth-generation radar.
US Air Force reactivates 65th AGRS as F-35 aggressor squadron
The US Air Force's 65th Aggressor Squadron reactivated on June 9 with a directed mission to know, teach and replicate fifth-generation air...
US Air Force awards 3 contracts for development of SiAW missile...
The US Air Force has contracted three industry majors to begin work on the development of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile...
