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By Vivienne Machi
The Operational Control System program, known as OCX, was established in 2010.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
Bulgaria becomes the third air force to clear a first flight event for Lockheed F-16 Block 70s, following Bahrain and Slovakia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s top commander has refuted the Lockheed Martin CEO’s characterization of the first batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The two companies will develop advanced technologies together and work to accelerate L3Harris’s “digital transformation,” L3Harris said on Oct. 23.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems is racing to finish its sale to Airbus and Boeing or find enough bridge financing and cost cuts before otherwise running out of money.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The interceptor needs to be an autonomous aircraft launched from an air vehicle with a “hard kill system” effective against the small drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Force officials have not linked the NGAD review to a larger force structure study that affects the B-21, changes could arise from a host of pending reviews.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The analysis was released by NASA on Oct. 24.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The organization sits under the U.S. Space Force and is fielding hundreds of satellites under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Finland is preparing for the SEAD/DEAD mission by acquiring Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile–Extended Range (AARGM-ER).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Turkish industry is investing in the development of self-protection systems destined for use on the country’s growing fleet of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering changes in its payment structure to ease the financial burden European space companies have been experiencing.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
JISS is calling for Japan's Defense Ministry and the Japan Self-Defense Forces to develop its own tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking satellites.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brandon Patrick
U.S. refusal to sell the F-35 to Taiwan, and the subsequent failure of the country’s indigenous Advanced Defense Fighter, has reshaped Taipei’s thinking in the face of continued Chinese encroachment.
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By Jens Flottau
Boeing employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted down the latest contract offer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Enhanced Polar Satcom-Recapitalization (EPS-R) satellites were built by Northrop Grumman and launched Aug. 11.
Satellites

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By Mark Carreau
Splashdown and recovery in the ocean waters off the Florida peninsula is expected no earlier than Oct. 25 at about 3:29 a.m. EDT.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
In mid-October, the S500 BAT clocked its highest operating altitude yet, rising to 500 m (1,640 ft.) above ground.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The feasibility review for the Light Transport Aircraft Project follows the completion of a survey sent out to the aviation market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A UAE Armed Forces-owned TB2 released Edge’s Desert Sting in a test earlier this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force in 2021 selected Millennium and Raytheon, an RTX company, for the Epoch 1 program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The demonstration is intended to show that commercial satellites can connect via laser communications to the PWSA.
Satellites

The full upgrade package, worth up to $7.3 billion, would raise Poland’s F-16C/Ds to the Block 70 standard, also known as the Viper configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion