The first U.S. surveillance fleet with a craft beer as a namesake inherits a counter-drug spy mission flown by a four-decade-old string of modified turboprops.

Asked whether the objects shot down on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11 were balloons, Schumer replied, “They believe they were, yes."

Key lawmakers are already calling for improvements to air surveillance to better detect high-altitude intrusions over the U.S.

The goals of the effort suggest a future battlefield in which robotic air/ground teams are able to perform missions with little risk to human operators.

Proposals for the Ground Organic Loitering Aerial Munition-Echelon II (GOLAM-II) are due on Feb. 24.

The AIR5349 Phase 6 Project aims to “ensure commonality” between Australia's EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft and the U.S. Navy’s Growler fleet.

A zigzagging Chinese high-altitude balloon roving across the U.S. recalls a history of lighter-than-air spy missions and highlights a new trend.

The program seeks to validate a cost-saving approach to fielding aircraft, with the Air Force’s proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft as a potential recipient.