FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
USAF will install Raytheon’s PhantomStrike AESA on the X-62 VISTA at Edwards AFB, enabling the Test Pilot School to evaluate AI-enabled sensor fusion, control and autonomous combat modes as part of the service’s development of uncrewed fighter systems and advanced autonomy flight testing.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab USA, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris Technologies each won awards to "deliver and operate 18 space vehicles" for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: A continuing resolution signed by President Donald Trump on Sept. 8 will keep the military funded — albeit at reduced levels — until Dec. 8, but Defense Department leaders have warned that a longer CR could adversely impact the Air Force's ability to buy new aircraft.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson discusses a continuing resolution, top modernization priorities with Defense News ahead of the service's biggest conference.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Rolls-Royce has a pitch for the U.S. Air Force: Pick the BR-725 to replace the B-52’s aging engines, and the company will move F130 final assembly and testing to the United States.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: Auditors identified a financial misstatement concerning the F-35 program as part of this past year's audit.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: As the Air Force increases its F-35 buy rate and more joint strike fighters come online, the question is not if it will begin retiring its legacy combat aircraft, but when.
DefenseNews.com
• David Pugliese
By DefenseNews.com: The Canadian and British governments are combining forces against Boeing in a trade dispute that threatens the purchase of fighter jets as well as aerospace jobs in both countries.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
