RAY ALDERMAN, VITA TECHNOLOGIES

So far, we have covered the Army (IBCS), the Navy (CEC), and the Space Force (SF-ABMS) programs. So now it’s time to explore what the Air Force is doing to join the Kill Web.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The global market for military aircraft communication avionics market is predicted to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6% from 2022 to 2032, according to a new report from Evolve Business Intelligence.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Northrop Grumman and aviation designer Boom Supersonic (Denver, Colorado) agreed to collaborate on a new supersonic aircraft aimed at enabling quick-reaction aviation capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor have won a contract with a cost ceiling of $3 billion to provide 75 manned, fixed-wing aircraft to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to conduct irregular warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, L3Harris announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The global aircraft weather radar system market will grow by about $58 million from 2022 to 2026, but market growth will decelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.18% (compared to 4.54% for 2022), according to a new report.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR 

Flight-training company Veraxx Engineering won a contract worth $40.84 million with the U.S. Navy for the upgrade, integration, and fielding of a completed baseline version of the Marine Corps Tactical Environment (TEn), its simulated and semi-automated aviation training system.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) will use the Collins Aerospace/Leonardo DRS P6CTS as its official air-combat training program and selected the Collins Aerospace Tactical Combat Training System – Increment II (TCTS II) as its preferred solution.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Green Hills Software announced that its INTEGRITY-178 tuMP safety-critical real-time operating system (RTOS) will be used in the replacement multifunction controls and displays (RMCD) on the U.S. Air Force's C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport aircraft.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has delivered the initial operating capability (IOC) for a new communications platform to be used by nuclear bomber, missile, and support aircraft crews, the company said in a statement.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The Mission Technologies division of shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has won a $79 million Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (MAF DMO) task order under the U.S. Air Force’s Training Systems Acquisition III contract.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE

AAR CORP. announced the implementation of Airvolution — AAR’s customizable, cloud-based, end-to-end repair cycle management (RCM) tool focused on optimizing the administration of aircraft component repairs — at Textron Aviation Defense.

AVIATION MAINTENANCE

Clay Lacy Aviation provides comprehensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, including full-suite avionics installations, system upgrades and modifications. The company recently completed its 10th installation of the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite at their FAA Part 145 Repair Station at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), where Clay Lacy is an authorized Garmin dealer and has operated an Embraer Authorized Service Center since 2009.

RAMBUS

The growth of computing, graphics, neural processing power, communication bandwidth, and storage capacities have enabled amazing solutions. These innovations have created great value for society, and that value must be protected from exploitation by adversaries.

LDRA SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, LYNX SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, COLLINS AEROSPACE

Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard is becoming the defacto standard that suppliers must conform to, in order to provide technology components into the US- (and other) specified military systems. This white paper is an educational piece jointly penned by a defence systems OEM, a tier one RTOS provider and a FACE Verification Authority.