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COSMC is a platform-agnostic mission computer, built upon COTS.

MARLBORO, Mass. Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S -- a Raytheon Technologies business) obtained a $46.2 million firm-fixed-price Project-Level Agreement under the SOSSEC Consortium’s AFLCMC Consortium Initiative OTA from the U.S. Air Force to replace the A-10C Thunderbolt II mission computer with the RI&S Common Open Secure Mission Computer (COSMC), which is a modernized processing system for combat systems aimed at enhancing air dominance and improvi...

The US Air Force (USAF) has formally launched an upgrade programme for the majority of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft that it is describing as the “largest modification work in history”. An Operational Flig...

The F-16 "Fighting Falcon" (known as "Viper" to its operators) is a single-engine multirole fighter. It was initially designed and produced by General Dynamics up until 1993 when the company sold the Fort Worth production line to Lockheed Martin. More than 4,500 F-16s have been produced and more than 2,800 aircraft remain in operation with 25 nations, making the type among the most prolific fighter families in the post-World War II period.

The newest U.S. Air Force aircraft fired an AIM-120D at a target drone during Combat Archer.

By   Theresa Hitchens on June 03, 2021 at 3:25 PM WASHINGTON: The novel requirements and acquisition processes being used to develop the B-21 bomber will slash the time it will take to get the Raider to initial operating capability (IOC), Air Force Global Strike Commander Gen. Timothy Ray says. In a wide ranging interview with Mitchell Institute Dean David Deptula today, Ray also revealed that the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile being developed for the convention...

Overall goal was to test the F-15EX in an operationally represented environment.,

How F-15s and Stealth F-35s Could Wage War Together A fourth-generation warning radar, such as the F-15s Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System could help enable an F-35 jet to get close to an enemy without having to use its own radar or electronic warfare system.  The Air Force is working to find new ways for the F-35 stealth fighter jet to operate in tandem with heavily armed fourth-generation fighters by taking advantage of its stealth characteristics and electronic warfare atta...

By 1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez / Published May 25, 2021 F-15EX Eagle II’s from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, both out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly in formation during an aerial refueling operation over Northern California. The aircraft participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner) U.S. Air Force test pilots assigned to the 53rd Wing from Eg...

Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces A view from the cockpit of the U-2 Dragon Lady as it flies over the USS Roosevelt during Northern Edge 21. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Beale AFB) The high-end realistic scenario of Northern Edge 21 allowed testers to assess the behaviour of new systems and upgrades before their fielding to frontline u...