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US spends $40M to rebuild Cold War-era Arctic radar for missile, low-flying threats

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $40 million contract to rebuild aging Arctic ...
National Security Journal on MSN

Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider has a radar cross-section the size of a mosquito — the B-2 Spirit was the size of a bumblebee

Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider is the U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation stealth bomber, intended to replace the B-2 Spirit ...
Avionics International

Air Force Plans $1.7 Billion Retrofit Of APG-85 Radar On 181 F-35As In Lot 17 And Prior

The Air Force’s fiscal 2027 future years defense plan (FYDP) contains more than $1.7 billion to retrofit 181 Lockheed Martin ...
USA Today

New FAA rule targets risky 'see and avoid' flight practice

The FAA will now require air traffic controllers to use radar to separate planes and helicopters near airports. This new rule replaces the previous reliance on pilots using visual separation, known as ...
CNN

Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say

The destruction of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft in an Iranian strike on a Saudi Arabia air base could damage US abilities to spot incoming Iranian threats at distance, analysts say. Dramatic ...

Indian Air Force seeks swarm drone based radar system, a revolution in detection technology

The Indian Air Force is seeking domestic development of collaborative drone-based surveillance radars through the Mehar Baba Competition. These systems aim to detect and track aerial targets in ...