September 27, 2021
Aerospace, Military and Veteran News of the Southwest U.S.
Remembering a Good Soldier
For Terra Good, an Army spouse who is also a Department of Army civilian working with the Security Assistance Command in New Cumberland, Penn., being Army Strong is more than a motto; it is a way of life ...

Northrop Grumman envisions UAV future now
Twenty-eight years after introducing Global Hawk to the world, executives of Northrop Grumman and its wholly-owned Scaled Composites design and fabrication partner invited a group of aviation writers to its Air Force Plant 42 production ...

BAE Systems, MBDA to develop, implement F-35 weapon ...
BAE Systems and MBDA have secured additional funding to complete the development and integration of next-generation weapons capabilities on the UK and Italian F-35 fleets.

This builds on the successful integration work that commenced in 2019 by BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and MBDA to upgrade the ...

11th ACR facilitate marriage retreat in San Diego
The 11th ACR Spiritual Support Squad facilitated a Marriage Retreat in San Diego, Calif., Sept. 3-5, 2021.

Strong Bonds Marriage Retreats are a readiness initiative through the Chaplain Corps.

“Stronger relationships mean a stronger Army. We are excited to run these events for ...

Lockheed Martin enters U.S. Air Force tanker competition
The expected rematch between Boeing and Airbus for U.S. Air Force tankers has now become a three-way competition.

On Sept. 17, Lockheed Martin announced the LMXT as its submission for the U.S. Air Force KC-Y program.

Under the KC-Y program ...

Virtual Flag: JAGIC C2, first-of-its-kind joint training event
The first Virtual Flag exercise dedicated to training the Joint Air Ground Integration Center’s command and control was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.,, Aug. 23-27, 2021.
The DMOC developed, integrated, and successfully executed ...

Air Force confirms five B-21 test aircraft are in the Palmdale ...
During this State of the Forces address to the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 20, 2021, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall confirmed that five test B-21 Raiders are in the pipeline.

“As I speak, there are now five test aircraft being manufactured on the B-21 production line at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.,” Kendall said. “This investment in ...

Top rescue squadron of the year awarded to 55th RQS ...
During this State of the Forces address to the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 20, 2021, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall confirmed that five test B-21 Raiders are in the pipeline.

“As I speak, there are now five test aircraft being manufactured on the B-21 production line at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.,” Kendall said. “This investment in ...

944th FW Warrior of the Month
The 944th Fighter Wing Warrior of the Month for September 2021 is Reserve Citizen Airman Staff Sgt. Stephen Zanzucchi, 944th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Support Equipment Maintenance crew chief.

The Warrior of the Month program is a way to ...

Northrop Grumman’s LEO satellite to revolutionize positioning...
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Blackjack program for Phase 2 development of an advanced, software-defined positioning, navigation and timing payload, with options to build units destined for space flight.

The PNT payload work is led by ...

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