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Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The aircraft will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Grand Sky is a business and aviation park at Grand Forks focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (Senior Airman Ashley Richards/Air Force)

Northrop Grumman modifying Global Hawk drones for hypersonic tests

The military hopes mounting sensors on Range Hawk aircraft will allow it to be more agile and conduct more hypersonic tests.

By Stephen Losey

15 months ago

Signals intelligence teams reposition to face China, Russia

The mission has shifted dramatically as the United States ratchets up competition in the frequency bands with peer competitors like Russia and China.

By Todd South

2 years ago

Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026

Congress needs to approve the retirement plan, which has run afoul of lawmakers in the past.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Pentagon tech chief wants an ‘all in one’ sensor

It is one of several critical technologies that Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, included in remarks at SOFIC.

By Todd South

3 years ago

Pentagon wants to spend big on joint war-fighting systems

JADC2 investments are peppered throughout the budget proposal — from the services' individual projects to AI and other emerging tech.

By Andrew Eversden

4 years ago

DARPA’s plan to use drones to find drones

With Aerial Dragnet, DARPA is using overhead sensors to find drones in urban environments.

By Nathan Strout

4 years ago

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