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Kratos, GE Win Air Force Contract For GEK1500 Engine Preliminary Design

Rich Abott — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:20:26 +0000

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] announced it and partner GE Aerospace [GE] recently won an Air Force contract to finish the preliminary design of their new GK1500 engine aimed […]

F-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo

Rich Abott — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:38:12 +0000

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Monday announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time […]

Anduril Confirms Selection For Navy Carrier-Based CCA Design Development

Rich Abott — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:47:59 +0000

Anduril on Friday confirmed it is one of the vendors selected by the Navy to develop designs for a carrier-ready Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). “We are focused on delivering an […]

Australia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft

Rich Abott — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:26:18 +0000

Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]

ACC Commander Looks Forward to Rapid CCA Fielding

Frank Wolfe — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:00:31 +0000

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the head of Air Combat Command (ACC) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., said this week that he believes that the service will field Collaborative […]