Steve Trimble

Editors explore the U.S. Air Force's award of Collaborative Combat Aircraft production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics. Subscribe Now

Government-owned software that enables swarming autonomy behaviors between collaborative uncrewed and crewed aircraft will require a primary developer, the U.S. Air Force says.

A key weapon against large attack drones needs an upgrade with an all-weather, active seeker, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) says.

Airborne laser weapons are getting another chance. Operational practicalities doomed chemical-based laser technology more than 15 years ago that was developed for the Boeing 747 and Lockheed AC-130.

Lockheed Martin will build thousands of long-range missile interceptors under a $35.3 billion contract awarded by the Pentagon on June 24.

The U.S. Air Force defined a 1,000-nm (1,150-mi.) range goal for a future air-launched ballistic missile that will be developed with air-to-air and air-to-surface variants, newly released solicitation documents show.

An urgent pursuit of advanced missile defenses has sparked U.S. interest in new airborne platforms for launching targets during tests of new interceptors.