Boeing on April 13 completed the first flight of the F-15QA ordered by the Qatari Royal Air Force, passing a key milestone before a scheduled first delivery next year. 

A once-crippled B-1B bomber force has recovered significantly since structural and egress system problems grounded all but a handful for nearly a year, the head of Air Force’s Global Strike Command said April 9. 

The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion completed an air-to-air refueling test this week, signaling the program is a step closer to wrapping up developmental testing.

Mistrusted by the federal government but appreciated by municipal authorities, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is distributing 100 small unmanned aircraft systems to U.S. police, fire and public safety agencies to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the first U.S. Army unit performed a demonstration with one vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft that will inform requirements for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System replacement for the RQ-7B Shadow.

Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of Global Strike command, favors a concept not based on a modification to an existing aircraft.

The U.S. Army is aggressively upgrading its legacy AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and HH-60 Black Hawk fleets, but is encountering some delays in these efforts related to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Boeing’s Airpower Teaming System unmanned aircraft is on its landing gear and powered up as the loyal wingman demonstrator progresses toward a first flight planned in Australia later this year.