WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is satisfied the Air Force has identified the cause of hypoxia-like symptoms 12 F-22 pilots suffered, and restrictions he placed on use of the fifth-generation fighter will be lifted gradually.
Unmanned Little Bird
The Unmanned Little Bird Demonstrator is a modified MD 530F single-turbine helicopter designed for optionally manned flight.
MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aircraft in a ceremony June 14th at the company’s Palmdale, Calif., manufacturing facility. Keeping with the tradition of naming surveillance aircraft after Greek sea gods, the Navy named the aircraft Triton, the messenger of the sea.
Phantom Eye (HALE): Hydrogen-Powered High Altitude Long Endurance UAV
Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. In this photo, the UAS takes off on its 28-minute flight.
Stratolaunch Systems: Carrier Aircraft
Stratolaunch Systems, a Paul G. Allen project, is developing an air-launch system that will revolutionize space transportation by providing orbital access to space at lower costs, with greater safety and more flexibility. Delivering payloads in the 10,000lbm class into low earth orbit, the system allows for maximum operational flexibility and payload delivery from several possible […]
Centurion™ Weapon System
Centurion™ Weapon System provides immediate situational awareness, precision fires, real-time targeting and kill assessment. The Centurion™ Weapon System is a Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System with the capability of integration with other protection sensors and systems.
Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV)
Aerodynamic design validated and new understanding of thermal material properties gained Following an extensive seven-month analysis of data collected from the Aug. 11, 2011, second flight of DARPA’s Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2), an independent engineering review board (ERB) investigating the cause of a flight anomaly completed its report. The findings of the ERB validated the […]
Raytheon Small Tactical Munition (STM)
With the ability to precisely engage targets, Small Tactical Munition’s advanced warhead delivers the required effects while significantly reducing the risk of collateral damage. At only 13.5 pounds and 22 inches long, STM is the smallest air-launched weapon in the Raytheon portfolio. Designed for employment from manned and unmanned aircraft systems, STM is ideally suited […]
MQ-X Warthog Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV): U.S. Plans Unmanned A-10
The Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program will allow the joint tactical air controller the ability to rapidly engage multiple, moving and simultaneous targets within his area of responsibility.
A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog”
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately nicknamed “The Warthog,” was developed for the United States Air Force by the OEM Team from Fairchild Republic Company, now a part of Northrop Grumman Corporation Aerospace Systems Eastern Region located in Bethpage NY and St. Augustine FL. Following in the footsteps of the legendary P47 Thunderbolt, the OEM Team was […]