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USAF awards Raytheon PhantomStrike radar for X-62A VISTA to expand AI-enabled autonomy testing

The U.S. Air Force has contracted Raytheon to fit its air-cooled, compact PhantomStrike fire-control radar onto the X-62A VISTA — a modified F-16D Block 30 test aircraft upgraded with Block 40 avionics and machine-learning software. The smaller, lower-power radar will enable AI 'pilot' autonomy experiments that control sensors and weapons.

2025-12-19T07:58:18.769640-08:00

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USAF CCA Round 2 selects nine vendors to advance autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts

2025-12-19T16:28:59.731301-08:00

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Pentagon Restates 2028 Clean‑Audit Target After F-35 Financial Misstatement

2025-12-19T08:16:59.500239-08:00

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Lockheed to name candidate for US Army Flight School Next UH-72A replacement in January

2025-12-19T11:44:07.248679-08:00

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USAF CCA Round 2 selects nine vendors to advance autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts The U.S. Air Force has selected nine industry teams in Round 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort to mature a broad spectrum of autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts, an Air Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense. The designs will be narrowed in later phases toward prototype candidates.

2025-12-19T16:28:59.731301-08:00

USAF CCA Round 2 selects nine vendors to advance autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts

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Lockheed to name candidate for US Army Flight School Next UH-72A replacement in January Lockheed Martin says it will disclose in January which aircraft it proposes to replace the U.S. Army’s UH‑72A Lakota primary trainer as it prepares a bid for the Flight School Next competition. The move formalizes Lockheed’s entry into the Army’s effort to modernize initial rotary‑wing pilot training.

2025-12-19T11:44:07.248679-08:00

Lockheed to name candidate for US Army Flight School Next UH-72A replacement in January

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Sweden orders SEK 2.5bn to fund Gripen system development for 2026–28 Saab has received a SEK 2.5 billion (about $200 million) order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to fund development of the Gripen system, covering operations, advanced tools and capability work scheduled for 2026–2028. The contract sustains Saab's evolution of the platform in-service.

2025-12-19T09:58:27.101132-08:00

Sweden orders SEK 2.5bn to fund Gripen system development for 2026–28

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Boeing taps Hanwha Systems to supply Eagle large-area displays for F‑15K and F‑15EX Boeing has selected Hanwha Systems to supply its Eagle large-area cockpit display for South Korea's F‑15K fleet and the U.S. Air Force's F‑15EX, advancing a common cockpit avionics fit. The contract marks Hanwha's first export of digital avionics and the first under expanded U.S.–South Korea cooperation.

2025-12-19T09:30:38.216558-08:00

Boeing taps Hanwha Systems to supply Eagle large-area displays for F‑15K and F‑15EX

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Pentagon Restates 2028 Clean‑Audit Target After F-35 Financial Misstatement Auditors identified a financial misstatement in the F‑35 program during last year’s audit, prompting the Pentagon to fail its audit again and formally restate its target to achieve a clean audit by 2028. The move signals continued accounting and oversight challenges for the Joint Strike Fighter program.

2025-12-19T08:16:59.500239-08:00

Pentagon Restates 2028 Clean‑Audit Target After F-35 Financial Misstatement

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USAF awards Raytheon PhantomStrike radar for X-62A VISTA to expand AI-enabled autonomy testing The U.S. Air Force has contracted Raytheon to fit its air-cooled, compact PhantomStrike fire-control radar onto the X-62A VISTA — a modified F-16D Block 30 test aircraft upgraded with Block 40 avionics and machine-learning software. The smaller, lower-power radar will enable AI 'pilot' autonomy experiments that control sensors and weapons.

2025-12-19T07:58:18.769640-08:00

USAF awards Raytheon PhantomStrike radar for X-62A VISTA to expand AI-enabled autonomy testing

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USAF awards Raytheon PhantomStrike radar for X-62A VISTA to expand AI-enabled autonomy testing

USAF CCA Round 2 selects nine vendors to advance autonomous 'drone wingmen' concepts

Pentagon Restates 2028 Clean‑Audit Target After F-35 Financial Misstatement

Lockheed to name candidate for US Army Flight School Next UH-72A replacement in January

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