An Air Force E-4B Nightwatch sits on the tarmac on March 26, 2022 at Lincoln Airport in Nebraska. Sierra Nevada Corp. won a $13 billion contract from the Air Force to build the Survivable Airborne Operations Center, or SAOC, to replace the aging E-4B "doomsday plane." (Daniel Woolfolk/Air Force Times)
Defense Innovation Unit moves to ease commercial drone certifications04/26/24 02:26pmU.S. Marines operate a Skydio X2 drone at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on April 13, 2022. (Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin/U.S. Marine Corps)
US Army to field long-range combat aircraft to first unit in FY3104/25/24 03:56pmThe Bell V-280 Valor has completed final key performance parameters within the Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration program, proving it can conduct high-level, low-speed agility maneuver. (Courtesy of Bell)
US Army’s next-gen helicopter engine could fly in Black Hawk next year04/25/24 12:42pmA 3D-printed model of the GE T901 engine hangs from its sling awaiting installation on an H-60M Black Hawk at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Fla., facility. (Sikorsky)