The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded Rockwell Collins ESA Vision Systems, a Fort Worth, Texas company, an estimated $333 million contract to supply spare parts and repair services for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, a fighter pilot’s helmet that doubles as a targeting computer. The system, known in defense circles by its acronym JHMCS, […]

The U.S. Air Force jet meant to finally retire a training aircraft older than most of the pilots flying it is running years behind schedule, even as the service quietly started shopping for companies to upgrade the replacement before it has fully entered service. The Air Force posted a notice on July 8 seeking companies […]

The biggest airplane in the entire U.S. Air Force fleet just got a $143 million tune-up, and it has nothing to do with engines, wings, or landing gear. The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $142.9 million to keep the software running inside the C-5M Super Galaxy, the massive cargo hauler capable of […]

A fighter pilot crashes not on a runway, but somewhere out in the sagebrush and lava rock of Utah’s high desert, miles from pavement. Traditional airfield crash trucks, built to sprint down smooth concrete, sink or stall the moment the ground turns to sand, mud, or broken terrain, leaving a dangerous gap in how fast […]