The B-21 Training Systems Innovation Challenge launched on February 1 by the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) includes two phases.

The changes under review within the U.S. Marine Corps are so extensive that replacing the Bell Boeing MV-22 with a new aircraft is possible.

A software framework developed by NASA to ensure autonomous aircraft follow programmed rules of behavior has been delivered to several other agencies for potential application to a range of aircraft, military and civil.

Flight trials of General Atomics’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system planned for the UK this summer will see the aircraft configured for maritime operations, the manufacturer has confirmed.

The Spanish Navy is mulling the implications of an F-35 purchase as it considers how best to replace its AV-8 Harriers which operate from its light carrier, the Juan Carlos I. 

The first flight will be followed by early delivery of EX1, the designation for the first test aircraft, to the Air Force’s development and operational test force in the second quarter. Boeing’s original schedule called for delivering the first aircraft in August.

The U.S. and the Republic of Korea are discussing how to compensate South Korea for RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks that have suffered a series of problems.

The UK Royal Air Force is planning to operate a SkyGuardian medium altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system in the UK this summer as it prepares for the introduction of its Protector platform.