- June 27th, 2025
The U.S. Air Force's efforts to keep its Cold War-era B-52 bomber viable for 21st-century warfare have hit a financial turbulence. The Radar Modernization Program (RMP), a key component of transforming the B-52H into the more capable B-52J, has breached...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $742 million contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of additional M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), reinforcing the system’s role as a central pillar in modern military doctrine. The May...
As the U.S. Air Force accelerates its development of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones, leaders are increasingly turning their focus to an often-overlooked element of military success: sustainability. For CCAs to be the effective, additive combat force multipliers they are...
The Central Intelligence Agency is taking its clandestine conflict with China out of the shadows and onto the screen. In a bold, unprecedented move, the CIA last week unveiled two sleek Mandarin-language recruitment videos across social media platforms, inviting Chinese...
The United States Air Force has begun operational deployment of the Grasshopper autonomous glider, an innovative cargo delivery system designed to operate in highly contested and dangerous environments. Developed jointly by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and DZYNE Technologies,...
U.S. air combat capabilities, new photos taken at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, suggest the first public sighting of America’s next-generation air-to-air missile: the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM). The photographs, captured by renowned aviation photographer Colin Clark, show...
U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Air-Launched Solid Fuel Ramjet Missile: A New Era in Missile Propulsion
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, California — In a groundbreaking development that could reshape the future of naval warfare, the U.S. Navy has successfully conducted the first air launch of a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an...
The U.S. Department of Defense announced a $13.86 million contract modification awarded to Raytheon Co., reinforcing the global reliance on one of the most advanced air-to-air missile systems in modern combat: the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This firm-fixed-price...
The U.S. Navy awarded Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC a $65.7 million contract modification to expand production and implement engineering enhancements for the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MCM USVs). This award—announced by the Department of Defense—is more than just...
In an age of fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones, and hypersonic weapons, the continued relevance of a 1950s-era bomber seems improbable—almost absurd. Yet the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress is not only surviving, it is being reborn. The B-52J, the most...
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