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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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Collins Aerospace Secures $493M IDIQ to Sustain USAF Reconnaissance Aircraft Sensors

U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft

Raytheon Technologies‘ Collins Aerospace business will help the U.S. Air Force maintain electro-optical/infrared sensors of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance planes under a potential $493 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Collins Aerospace said Wednesday it received a $66.2 million task order that will cover the first year of support work for the branch’s U-2 aircraft …

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B-52 bomber preparing to fly into 2050

When the United States Air Force (USAF) launched its legendary Boeing-built B-52 bomber in the 1950s, it’s likely no one envisioned that the aircraft would still be flying today – nor that the USAF would decide to continue its operations until at least the 2050s. But that’s the current plan …

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