Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
Raytheon's AGM-154 JSOW C-1 has begun operational testing with the U.S. Navy on F/A-18 Super Hornet and is expected to be fielded to the fleet in 2016.
ALIS is reportedly so large that if it were separated from the overall F-35 budget it would still be one of the biggest defense procurement programs of all time.