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DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is currently working with five vendors to build the mission autonomy for the first increment of its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) platforms, according to a service program executive officer. The five companies — which are being kept classified for security reasons — recently received …

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) is currently taking pitches for ways to add new defenses directly onto its airlifters, tankers, and executive passenger planes to protect against drones attacking or surveilling them while in the air and on the ground. The risks that uncrewed aerial systems, even …

The U.S. Air Force has chosen two companies that it will continue to fund as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, and the decision leaves out some major defense contractors. The Air Force this week said Anduril and General Atomics will continue on with the program to supply …

America has long turned toward technology to better protect service members and civilians. From sonar and radar to GPS and now unmanned aerial systems, the adoption of new tools has meant increased mission success with fewer lives lost. Indeed, drones have far outgrown their novelty status and have become important tools for the military, federal …

The FAA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help support the safe integration of Advanced Air Mobility aircraft into the National Airspace System.  Under an agreement signed during an Oct. 25 event at Duke Field in Florida, the agencies will exchange data and share capabilities and expertise for …

At the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit on October 10th, Senator John Hoeven outlined the growing synergy between unmanned operations and the nation’s space missions and the impact of the Test Resource Management Center’s (TRMC) Sky Range program at Grand Sky. The senator made the remarks as part of a discussion with …

Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division serving a wide range of defense and commercial customers. This transaction will expand Anduril’s existing autonomous fleet to now include large high performance, group 5 aircraft and significantly …

By Charles Nwoke The United States Air Force’s Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) microwave weapon has destroyed a swarm of drones in a recent test. The test was carried out at the Chestnut Test Site in New Mexico, and the activity mimicked a real-world swarm attack on military installations. THOR …

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), was selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project. The project will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® and will begin in April 2023. SeaGuardian will be used to conduct various tests …

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Tubman, 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron clinical psychologist, speaks while using a video conferencing program at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on Nov. 26, 2022. He says the program will allow airmen to call mental health staff while deployed. (J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes) ALI AL SALEM …