DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Lockheed Martin projects F-35 Block 4 modernization and TR-3 rollout into 2032

September 2, 2025

At the London defense show on September 16, officials stated that Block 4 integration began in 2018 and is expected to continue through 2030-2032. Company officials described TR-3 as the baseline for Block 4 software and acknowledged the slip that reset milestones

Utah Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Annie Edwards/Released

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

Utah Air National Guard to Inactivate 109th Air Control Squadron as Wright ANGB Gains Two Cyber Operations Squadrons

September 2, 2025

Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City will host two Air National Guard cyber operations squadrons under a Department of the Air Force stationing decision published Sept. 11. The 109th Air Control Squadron will be inactivated under the

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

RCCTO targets CAML prototypes in 18 months to deliver truck-mounted Tomahawk and autonomous resupply capability

September 2, 2025

Army planners want a launcher they can move and hide faster than Typhon, the Mid-Range Capability battery that fires SM-6 and Tomahawk. Lt. Gen. Joel "JB" Vowell calls the current rig "rather large, long" because it must stand upright before launch, slowing

Aircraft

F-15EX at Selfridge – Runway Realignment, KC-46 Beddown and What Congress Must Fund

September 2, 2025

Michigan's Selfridge Air National Guard Base will receive 21 F-15EX Eagle II fighters. Deliveries begin in fiscal 2028. The move keeps a fighter mission at the 127th Wing once the A-10 retires. The timeline runs tight and the base still lacks several

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble

Aircraft (civil/military systems)

Sierra Nevada Starts Flight Trials on $13 Billion Program to Replace the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center

September 2, 2025

The first company-led flight of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center took place on Aug 7, 2025, out of the Aviation Innovation and Technology Center at Dayton International Airport. The prime contractor reported the sortie as the opening step in a structured test

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Lockheed Martin projects F-35 Block 4 modernization and TR-3 rollout into 2032

Utah Air National Guard to Inactivate 109th Air Control Squadron as Wright ANGB Gains Two Cyber Operations Squadrons

RCCTO targets CAML prototypes in 18 months to deliver truck-mounted Tomahawk and autonomous resupply capability

F-15EX at Selfridge – Runway Realignment, KC-46 Beddown and What Congress Must Fund

Sierra Nevada Starts Flight Trials on $13 Billion Program to Replace the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer