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Sep- 2025 -

11 September

Air

USAF Explores Atomic Clock Precision to Coordinate GPS-Denied Drone Swarms

The USAF has requested an atomic clock technology to enhance the coordination of drone swarms operating in GPS-denied environments.

9 September

Air

A B-2 Spirit stealth aircraft flies overhead during the Speed of Sound Airshow at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, Missouri, May 2, 2020. The air show was hosted by the 139th Airlift Wing, and city of St. Joseph to thank the community for their support. The air show committee estimated around 30,000 people attended during the weekend performances in which the United States Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron were featured. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Awards Prototype Contract for Modern Bunker Buster

The US Air Force has awarded Applied Research Associates a 24-month contract to develop a testbed of the Next Generation Penetrator air-to-ground weapon system.

9 September

Air

An F-15E Strike Eagle loaded up with AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets

Christine Casimiro

USAF Arms F-15E Strike Eagle With Counter-Drone Munition in 9 Days

The US Air Force (USAF) has rapidly equipped its F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft with a low-cost and specialized guided rocket configured for counter-drone missions.

5 September

Asia Pacific

The Immersive Wisdom software platform brings together existing sensor feeds, enterprise applications, maps, 3D data, geospatial sources, and video streams into a synchronized real-time, interactive remote collaborative operations center, accessible worldwide. Distributed users can interact via real-time sharing, presentation, annotation, and data query tools, and via live voice & chat, providing remote physical presence and real context.

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Extends Contested Network Software Deal for Pacific Operations

The US Air Force has awarded Immersive Wisdom a contract to continue providing distributed communications and operations center software to Pacific Air Forces.

2 September

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

America’s YFQ-42A Jet-Powered Drone Wingman Hits Skies for First Time

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has taken a major step in unmanned aviation with the first flight test of its YFQ-42A collaborative combat drone.

2 September

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Boeing Drops First Look at F/A-XX Sixth-Gen Fighter, Sparks F-47 Comparisons

Boeing has dropped the first public rendering of its proposed F/A-XX fighter, offering a glimpse at a design that appears to echo elements of the US Air Force’s F-47 combat aircraft.

1 September

Asia Pacific

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Base in Guam to Get New $211 Million Communications Hub

The US Department of Defense has awarded Hawaii-based Nan Inc. a $211-million contract to build a new communications center at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

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28 August

Air

A KC-46 refuels the B-2 for the first time during developmental flight test over Edwards AFB and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in April 2019.

Ronald Watkins

US Air Force Solicits Industry Input for Next-Generation Tanker Aircraft

The US Air Force has issued a fresh request for information as it pursues development of the Next-Generation Air Refueling System.

26 August

Air

Christine Casimiro

USAF Picks Red 6 AR System to Train F-16 Pilots Against Virtual Enemies

The US Air Force has contracted Red 6, an augmented reality (AR) solutions company headquartered in Florida, to supply its AR system for the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

22 August

Americas

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Jackson, a field artillery fire control Marine with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, operates a computer system during Resolute Dragon 21 at Camp Hachinohe, Japan, Dec. 13, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Jackson is a native of Sugar Land, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Taps Q-Net for Advanced Tactical Communication Systems

Missouri-based Q-Net Security has signed a US Air Force contract to help make battlefield communications faster, safer, and more reliable in domains where every second and signal counts.

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