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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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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 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.
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.
According to the Business Standard, Saab was nearly awarded a contract to help India’s Defence Research and Developments Organisation (DRDO) co-develop and co-manufacture the Tejas Mark II.