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Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman names YFQ‑48A 'Talon Blue' as its USAF‑designated autonomous wingman

Northrop Grumman has named its company‑funded Project Talon entry the YFQ‑48A 'Talon Blue' and is accelerating development of the semi‑autonomous loyal wingman as a contender in the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme. The design references Northrop's Talon heritage and aims for early flight testing.

Also: The War Zone and defence-industry.eu
2026-02-23T09:10:20.547296-08:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
Bloomberg • Anthony Capaccio, Roxana Tiron

Pentagon Accelerates Development of Navy Next‑Generation Stealth Fighter, Boosting Boeing–Northrop Competition

By Bloomberg: The Pentagon will accelerate development of a next-generation stealth fighter jet for the Navy after previously pushing back — a move that could benefit either Boeing Co.

Also: Bloomberg Law
2026-02-23T16:13:17.493865-08:00
L3Harris   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals  
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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

L3Harris eyes more SkyWarden roles with gun pod, long-range weapons and SIGINT sensor

By FlightGlobal: US defence manufacturer L3Harris is significantly expanding the capabilities of its SkyWarden close air support turboprop, adding new weapons including a gun pod, signals intelligence sensors and long-range missiles.

2026-02-23T18:00:18.883319-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   General Atomics   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
ga-asi.com

GA‑ASI and USAF Demonstrate Manned‑Unmanned Teaming Between F‑22 Raptor and MQ‑20 Avenger at Edwards AFB

By ga-asi.com: In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its latest demonstration performing an autonomous mission out of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California using its MQ-20 Avenger® unmanned jet and an F-22 Raptor equipped with the latest government reference autonomy software.

Also: aviationnews.eu, AirForceTimes, c4isrnet.com, Defense One, interestingengineering.com, news.ssbcrack.com, defence-industry.eu, Defense Daily, indiastrategic.in, realcleardefense.com, Military Times and 3 more
2026-02-23T04:06:13.688501-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Honeywell   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

USAF awards small-turbofan development contracts to Honeywell and GE-Kratos for uncrewed fighter (CCA) engines

By FlightGlobal: Both Honeywell Aerospace and the team of GE Aerospace and Kratos were awarded contracts to complete development of new designs for small turbofan engines meant to offer low-cost propulsion for the emerging category of uncrewed fighter aircraft.

Also: GE Aerospace, GlobeNewswire, Defense Daily and 3 more
2026-02-23T12:30:35.063185-08:00