The same technology that will help safely guide naval aviators onto the decks of aircraft carriers in roiling seas will also help the U.S. Navy’s future unmanned tanker perform similar landings.
For the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Raytheon is providing precision munitions for firepower, a smart bomb rack that can be maintained on the fly and an advanced landing system to ensure successful missions.
Today’s aircraft may get a software patch every two years. Taking a cue from Silicon Valley, Raytheon is shortening software development times to months or even weeks to respond quickly to cyber threats.
High above enemy territory, the doors on the underside of a fighter jet swing open, and out drops a winged weapon into the black, cloudy night. Steadily, it glides toward a rumbling enemy convoy, with a haze of dust and smoke hanging thick in the air.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will nearly quadruple the space it occupies at the Grand Sky research and development park in Grand Forks, North Dakota,.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a precision tracking demonstration with a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper in the Pacific late Aug. 8, an official said.
The aircraft carrier modifications needed to accommodate the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling tanker revolve around preparing mission control space and installing control and connectivity testing.
