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Air Force to add 5 new Compass Call electronic-attack planes in 2025
The Air Force is planning to receive five EA-37B Compass Call electronic-warfare aircraft in 2025 as it moves forward with plans to retire its predecessor.
Pentagon awards $40M ‘Vampire’ contract for Ukraine’s drone defenses
The Pentagon has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $40 million contract to send Ukraine “Vampire” counter-drone systems by mid-year, the company announced.
By Joe Gould
Drone-killing Vampires due in Ukraine next year, Pentagon says
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.
By Joe Gould
As semiconductor shortages linger, one defense firm gets creative
Defense execs call the computer chip shortage an "acute pain point" and "day-to-day" challenge.
By Joe Gould
How L3Harris created US special operators’ new plane to hunt and strike terrorists
“We were trying to look at our own past experiences and understand what made it work,” L3Harris' Luke Savoie said of the design process for the AT-802U Sky Warden, U.S. Special Operations Command's new Armed Overwatch plane.
US Air Force awards contracts to start designing F-35 weapon
The stand-in attack weapon could be used to destroy enemy air defenses or ballistic missile launchers.
US unveils $800 million in weapons and equipment, plus training, for Ukraine
Here are the weapons and systems heading to Ukraine under a new American aid package.
L3Harris: First flight of future Compass Call paves way for 2022 delivery
“We are incorporating the DNA of the EC-130H — not just the DNA, we’re doing organ transplants," an L3Harris executive said.
US Air Force picks same bomb-destroying robot used by the British Army
The goal is to field the core system as rapidly as possible, as the global supply chain for critical subsystems like cables and connectors remains backlogged across sectors since the start of the pandemic.
These five firms could build a new armed overwatch plane for US Air Force special operators
A replacement for the U-28 Draco could be chosen as early as 2022.
By Valerie Insinna
Launch of experimental military navigation satellite pushed back to 2023
Navigation Technology Satellite 3 will launch later than planned, but the Air Force Research Laboratory says it will use the extra time for more ground testing and risk reduction.
By Nathan Strout