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A Boeing F-15 is still quite fast, but not nearly Mach 3, the company’s program manager said on Feb. 23, correcting a previous statement.

The tenure of Frank Calvelli as the Department of the U.S. Air Force’s space acquisition boss has been defined by a few key tenets.

Norway has joined the growing number of C-130J Hercules operators to begin upgrading its aircraft to the Block 8.1 standard.

Collaboration defines the operational role of a new class of autonomous combat systems as well a new model for foreign industry partners.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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Over the past few months, the service, largely through its newly renamed Airman Development Command (ADC), has released a series of requests for information.

Joby Aviation has announced completion of the third stage of the FAA’s five-step aircraft type certification process.

New command, Pentagon offices will be tasked with solely looking at future acquisition.

The U.S. Air Force is finally nearly ready to start flight testing a communications pod for the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus.

U.S. startup Pivotal has four of eight BlackFly ultralight eVTOL vehicles for evaluation by the USAF's AFWerx innovation unit under the Agility Prime program.

A new effort to build and refurbish engine parts in-house has started to turn around powerplant problems with the U.S. Air Force’s T-38 trainer.

Houthi forces downed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper on Feb. 19 as American operations targeting the rebel group in Yemen have continued at a high pace.

The service will select two companies to begin building CCAs, though with a cost-sharing agreement to bring along a third.

A lighter-weight replacement is coming for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator as the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider moves moves through flight testing.

The U.S. Air Force is planning to use newly provided authority to jump-start two major acquisition programs ahead of budgetary authorization.

U.S. startup Merlin plans to demonstrate its autonomous flight technology on a Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling tanker under an agreement with the U.S. Air Force.

The AFWerx innovation unit is focused on cargo applications for advanced air mobility aircraft.

Boeing has told the U.S. Air Force that nonrecurring engineering costs on the E-7A Wedgetail would be double what the service expected.

Air Force Special Operations Command is reviewing the role of its CV-22 fleet amid a three-month-long grounding of the fleet following a fatal crash.

The downselect will reduce the five bidders for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft to two or three, depending on funding.

The aircraft has been delivered to New Braunfels National Airport, Texas.

The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new command focused on creating requirements for future systems.

NATO is looking to adopt near-term, cheaper options to protect against one-way attack drones.

Beta’s Alia electric aircraft has participated in a U.S. Air National Guard exercise.