Boeing has secured the engineering and manufacturing development contract for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation fighter aircraft. The Next-Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, platform, also known as the F-47, is expected to feature superior range and better survivability, lethality and adaptability, Boeing said in an announcement Friday. Steve Parker, Boeing Defense, Space & Security interim […] More

Shubhi Mishra, founder and CEO of defense technology company Raft and a two-time Wash100 awardee, discussed the need to promote innovation in artificial intelligence without implementing unnecessary regulations to enable the U.S. to better compete with China and ensure its leadership in AI. “It’s our job to ensure that American AI models don’t become the […] More

Raft, provider of artificial intelligence capabilities, has introduced AI Mission System, or AIMS, a platform that combines data, AI agents and language models to expedite government customers’ decision-making process. AIMS will accelerate activities, integrate with security systems and support secure deployment for tactical edge and enterprise operations, Raft said Monday. The system is designed to […] More

RTX business Collins Aerospace has completed its demonstration of its new power and thermal management system, or PTMS. Enhanced Power and Cooling System The aerospace and defense company said Friday its Enhanced Power and Cooling System, or EPACS, is designed to provide the F-35 Lightning aircraft with significantly enhanced cooling. The elevated cooling capacity provided by EPACS, […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded GE Aerospace a contract for performance-based logistics avionics support of the service’s F/A-18, AV-8B and AH1-Z aircraft fleets deployed in various international locations. GE Aerospace said Monday the five-year deal will provide supply, warehousing and logistics management support for the spares used in the military aircraft. The company will also […] More

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, can now start hardware procurement for its XA103 engine prototype for the planned next-generation U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft, with the engine’s detailed design review already finished. Ground demonstrations for the prototype engine being developed under the USAF’s Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion, or NGAP, program is expected in the late […] More

AeroVironment launched its new uncrewed aircraft system called the JUMP 20-X at the 2025 International Defence Exhibition & Conference held in the United Arab Emirates. The next-generation modular Group 3 UAS is capable of carrying out surveillance and precision strikes with up to 13-hour flight endurance and beyond-line-of-sight connectivity, the company said Sunday.  JUMP 20-X […] More

Archer Aviation, a designer and developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing or eVTOL aircraft, further reinforced its financial standing and could accelerate its hybrid aircraft platform development after raising $301.75 million in funding and increasing the company’s liquidity position to roughly $1 billion. In a press release Tuesday, Adam Goldstein, founder and CEO of […] More

Many U.S. Air Force assets remain grounded due to supply chain and maintenance issues, a problem that can be addressed with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to a thought leadership piece from service-disabled, veteran-owned small business EXPANSIA. Supply Chain Analysis Published Wednesday, the thought leadership piece said AI and ML can […] More

Defense tech firm Raft has introduced the latest version of Raft Data Platform, or [R]DP, which is designed to help the Department of Defense manage disparate and large-scale data. The platform enables the DOD to gather, process and analyze information from various sources across a contested environment, Raft said Thursday, adding [R]DP provides military decision-makers […] More

Raft, a technology consulting firm, has received a contract valued at $25.1 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide cloud computing and IT integration 2.0 services. Raft Contract Specifications The Department of Defense said Wednesday the time-and-materials contract covers the procurement of technical engineering services to support the operations of Detachment 12 of the Air […] More

V2X has secured a $170 million contract from the Drug Enforcement Administration to continue supporting the agency’s aircraft fleet. Under the five-year contract, V2X aims to maintain operational readiness throughout the DEA’s fleet of more than 100 aircraft, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced Monday. The contract award extends V2X’s more than two decade collaboration with the […] More