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What is good for defense contractors is not necessarily good for the military, nor the taxpayer, they are supposed to serve. Consider the F-35 program, which was supposed to deliver a jet that would make all other military jets obsolete. It has yet to do so, and the failures of the program sustainability speak to the idea that we need diversity in our procurement.

Northrop Grumman has been tasked to evolve the E-2D software architecture in order to enhance the cockpit and critical mission systems.

Two “green” Gulfstreams will be equipped with the EC-37B Compass Call mission system as part of the Joint Airborne Multi-Mission Multi-Sensor System program.

The U.S.–South Korean military alliance is strong and fundamentally sound.

As the war in Ukraine progresses, senior F-35 test pilot for Lockheed Martin Billie Flynn roots for the jet's data gathering and sensor fusion capabilities which he says gives it an unparalleled advantage. Flynn, a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), gives considerable insight into how it naturally remains relevant despite its naysayers.

The first G550 AISREW (Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare)  has arrived in Italy.

Italy Plans To Buy New Gulfstream G550s For SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) Missions Italy Plans To Buy New Gulfstream G550s For SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) Missions An Italian Air Force G550 CAEW landing at Nellis AFB during Red Flag. (Image credit: Troupe Azzurra/ItAF) The program aims to get two fully configured SIGINT Gulfstream G550 aircraft plus six others to be converted later for improved C4ISTAR and CAEW/BM&C capabilities. The Italian government is working on the acquisition of new Gulfs...