Mike Holmes, a retired U.S. Air Force general and a member of Red 6's advisory board, has elevated to the position of board chairman at the Santa Monica, California-based augmented reality technology developer.
Read More »Boeing Conducts Debut Flight of F-15EX Aircraft for Air Force
A multirole fighter jet built by Boeing flew for the first time Tuesday at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri for the evaluation of the aircraft's digital backbone and its mission preparedness.
Read More »Boeing Wins $80M USAF Contract for F-15 Electronic Warfare Tech Production
Boeing has landed a six-year, $79.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to commence the low-rate initial production of an electronic warfare system designed for the F-15 aircraft.
Read More »Air Force Vet Mike Holmes Named Red 6 Advisory Board Member
Mike Holmes, a retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of Air Combat Command, has joined the advisory board of Santa Monica, California-based combat pilot training technology developer Red 6.
Read More »Air Force Seeks Info on F-15EX Fighter Jet Engines
The U.S Air Force is looking for potential sources of propulsion technologies that can be integrated into weapons systems installed in next-generation F-15EX fighter aircraft.
Read More »Boeing Concludes First Flight of F-15 Variant for Qatar
Boeing has conducted the maiden flight of a new fighter aircraft variant designed for modern performance in support of the Qatar Emiri Air Force.
Read More »USAF to Seek Airborne Aircraft Refueling Services From Industry
The U.S. Air Force has expressed its intention to award contracts for third-party refuelling tanker aircraft for tests, training and other flights, FlightGlobal reported Saturday.
Read More »Boeing Gets $84M USAF Contract Modification for F-15 Aircraft Core Processor Delivery
Boeing has received a two-year, $84M contract modification to continue providing computing systems that support the U.S. Air Force’s F-15 fighter jets.
Read More »Report: Raytheon Preps Combat Aircraft for ‘Friend or Foe’ ID Mode 5 Requirement
Raytheon plans to equip military aircraft with an identification friend or foe interrogator system to comply with an IFF mandate by June 30, 2020, Avionics International reported Wednesday.
Read More »Honeywell Taps KBR for $77M Aircraft Logistics Subcontract; Byron Bright Quoted
Honeywell’s aerospace business has awarded KBR a 10-year, $77M subcontract to carry out logistics services at Hill Air Force Base Depot in Utah.
Read More »Mitre: Air Force Should Expand Bases, Raise Aircraft Mission-Capable Rates to 80%
A new Mitre study says the U.S. Air Force should expand four additional bases in the Pacific to accommodate operations of up to 24 bombers and 18 tankers as well as procure and field “large magazines of long-range standoff weapons” to counter anti-access/area denial threats, the Air Force Magazine reported Thursday.
Read More »Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Assess Cyber Vulnerability of Air Force’s F-15, C-130J Subsystems
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, said the company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to assess the vulnerability of avionics, mission computers, navigation and other subsystems of F-15 and C-130J aircraft to cyber attacks, Air Force Magazine reported Friday.
Read More »Boeing to Launch F-15EX Fighter Jet Variant With Hypersonic Missile Tech
Boeing is planning to introduce an F-15 fighter aircraft variant that will potentially be able to carry hypersonic weapons, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday.
Read More »Boeing Preps F-15 Production Plant as USAF Eyes New Jets
Boeing is preparing its St. Louis County production plant in Missouri for a potential order from the U.S. Air Force for a new batch of F-15s, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday.
Read More »Report: Air Force Eyes Procurement of Eight Boeing-Built F-15Xs in FY 2020 Budget Request
The U.S. Air Force will seek funds in its fiscal 2020 budget request to procure eight upgraded versions of Boeing-built F-15 fighter aircraft as part a five-year plan to buy 80 of the planes, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The service will propose purchasing F-15X planes in its budget request expected by March 11 without cutting the number of its planned purchase of Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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