Tag Archives: U.S. Air Force

RTX Raytheon’s GhostEye® MR proves operational readiness during U.S. Air Force exercise

Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, demonstrated the operational performance and readiness of the GhostEye® MR advanced medium-range sensor for the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) during an …

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Boeing Shifts Toward Production of MH-139A Grey Wolf 

Boeing continues to transition towards low rate initial production of the MH-139A Grey Wolf after completing the program’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) phase, delivering the sixth and final test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force last month. “Delivering all of the RDT&E aircraft to the Air Force enables …

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U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Develop a New Advanced Stand-in Attack Weapon

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company an approximately $705 million contract to deliver the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), an air-to-ground weapon that accelerates the pivot to a new generation of air power. Northrop Grumman’s SiAW leverages the company’s weapons systems design, development and production expertise to …

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Textron Government Affairs and Washington Operations welcomes Pete Larsen to the Role of Executive Director, Air Force – Government Affairs

Today, Textron Government Affairs and Washington Operations welcomes Peter “Pete” Larsen former National War College faculty member and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. Larsen joins the Washington, D.C. team led by Shannon Hutcherson Hines, senior vice president. “We’re thrilled to welcome Pete to Textron,” Hines announced. “Pete has immediately become …

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USAF Flies with Angry Kitten Jamming Pod

The U.S. Air Force flew a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with an Angry Kitten® ALQ-167 Electronic Warfare Countermeasure Pod for the first time on April 27, 2023. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. integrated the pod onto the aircraft. The Angry Kitten EW Pod is supplied to the U.S. Air Force …

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