South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday endorsed a plan for Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) to develop a single-seat twin-engine fighter dubbed KF-X.
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Category: Research
AN/ASQ-236 AESA SAR pod tested on B-52
A B-52 assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing was used to test the AN/ASQ-236 AESA synthetic aperture radar pod on Apr. 21. Previously only the F-15E is cleared to carry the pod.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele
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SDB II development nears completion
Development work on the Small Diameter Bomb II is about to be completed with Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force just concluding a series of tests.
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Boeing plans Super Hornet with detection capabilities of Growler
Boeing latest road map for the F/A-18E/F includes an improved version of the fighter that carries the ALQ-218 electronic receiver for improved electronic signal detection capabilities similar to the Growler.
AFGSC, Louisiana Tech University to research on chaff made from graphene
Air Force Global Strike Command and Louisiana Tech University recently signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement which will allow the two to work together to develop chaff based on graphene.