Stephen Losey
Senior Reporter
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.
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No 30-year-old drone wingmen: US Air Force eyes regular CCA overhauls
Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin also did not explicitly say the Air Force would build its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter amid tight budgets.
Lockheed sees progress in drone ‘wingman’ development for US Air Force
Company teased the release of more details on its drone wingman program in the next earnings call in January.
US Air Force tests exoskeleton to give cargo-loading porters a boost
They might not be as elaborate as the exosuit Sigourney Weaver used in “Aliens,” but the idea of using tech to bolster human muscles is not far off.
Air Force must build trust to add drone wingmen, report says
The Air Force is focused on manned-unmanned teaming as the future of air combat. How human pilots will control drone wingmen must be ironed out.
Switchblade kamikaze drone production to ramp up following Ukraine use
AeroVironment said Ukraine has "considerable interest" in further using the Switchblade, and is preparing to accelerate production to meet that demand.
Sierra Nevada buys drone maker Volansi after VC funding dries up
Sierra Nevada said it bought Volansi for "considerably less" than other drone manufacturers have sold for recently.
Honeywell unveils 360-degree display military drivers can wear
Besides increasing how well drivers can see around their vehicles, Honeywell says this head-mounted display can reduce the need to check fixed displays.
Blended-wing tanker, nuke reactors, electric cars in USAF climate plan
With more than 80% of the Air Force's energy going to power aircraft, making planes more fuel-efficient is a major part of the department's climate plan.
US Air Force eyes NGAD deliveries by 2030. Can it be done?
"The odds are against it happening" by 2030, John Venable of the Heritage Foundation said. "In the last 25 or 30 years, nothing’s come in on time.”
Raytheon wins $985M contract to develop hypersonic missiles
The U.S. and Australian air forces will continue to work together on developing HACM, including by using Australian test infrastructure.
