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DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

USAF Special Operations issues RFI for small one-way (loitering-munition) attack drones

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has issued a Request for Information seeking small, one-way attack loitering munitions — commonly described as "kamikaze" drones — to provide expendable strike capability for SOF missions. The RFI requests industry input on performance, range, payload and operational concepts.

AirForceTimes • Michael Peck

US Air Force Special Operations Issues RFI for Small One‑Way Attack Drones

Also: Military Times and news.ssbcrack.com

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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

U.S. Army Set To Field First LRHW Battery

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Army ‘Very Close’ To Fully Fielding First US Hypersonic Missile

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

USAF to cut MQ-9 Reaper combat lines to fund next‑generation fighters, trimming ISR capacity

By DefenseNews.com: The Air Force plans to drop from 60 to 56 MQ-9 Reaper combat lines in fiscal 2022 as the U.S. military decreases its presence in the Middle East.

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DefenseNews.com • Stephen Losey

Ellsworth to be first operational B-21 base

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

Air Force’s top space officer tapped to lead US Space Command

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

U.S. approves $600M sale of four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Belgium

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DefenseNews.com • Valerie Insinna

Industrial‑base concerns helped sway selection of Boeing’s F‑15X over rival fourth‑generation offer

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