Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
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.
By defence.in: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) continues to expand the frontiers of unmanned aerial technology with a pioneering initiative under its Technology Development Fund (TDF)...
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.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Lockheed Martin says it will disclose which aircraft it proposes as replacement for the US Army's UH-72A Lakota trainer in January, as the company gears up to compete for the Flight School Next tender.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Ovzon will provide satcom services to an undisclosed European NATO nation under a new contract announced Dec. 19 worth $25.2 million.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The US Air Force will install Raytheon's PhantomStrike active electronically scanned array radar on its X-62 VISTA test aircraft, advancing autonomous combat capabilities as the service develops artificial intelligence systems for future uncrewed fighters.
Airbus
• News Release
By Airbus: Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters through the Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM) of the Ministry of Defence.
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.
Aviacionline
• Gastón Dubois
