The U.S. Air Force has selected Raytheon Technologies to develop the Long Range Stand-off cruise missile and surprisingly ended a competition with Lockheed Martin for the $4.54 billion program nearly two years early. 

The U.S. Air Force may award an $85 billion contract to Northrop Grumman early to develop the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missile to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

A 20 mm cannon, 360-deg. visibility in brownout conditions and a sensor-fused cockpit are among the items on the U.S. Army’s wish list for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. 

The U.S. Air Force has started a new phase of integration and electromagnetic interference testing on a $3 billion electronic warfare upgrade for the F-15E and F-15EX fleets, the service announced in an April 14 news release.

A TASS report offers the first timeline for fielding of the new weapon designed to strike maritime and land targets at up to Mach 9.

Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of Global Strike command, favors a concept not based on a modification to an existing aircraft.

The March 19 test means the technology can transition into weapon systems development for the Army and Navy, the Pentagon says.

A new, low-cost turbojet designed to power future generations of swarming cruise missiles has completed flight testing, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced on March 19.