Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

The latest Air Warfare news and analysis from Breaking Defense.

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

Indonesia wants 'up to 50 warships' in next two years as part of $125B air, naval splurge Amidst incursions by China into Indonesia's Extended Economic Zone, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is looking for a major investment in military gear.

Getting lost: Yet more delays to Space Force protected GPS program Some services have turned to commercial solutions for receivers as delays mount, report says.

Government watchdog to Air Force: Don't ok new KC-46 vision system prematurely "Without taking these steps prior to closing the preliminary design review, the program may accept a remote vision system design that contains immature technologies and greater risk of cost and schedule growth," the Government Accountability Office states in its report.

Hypersonics and cyber tools: Pentagon's innovation hub highlights FY21 tech transitions The Defense Innovation Unit published 26 solicitations in fiscal 2021, awarded 72 prototype other transaction contracts (an increase of 31% from FY20) and received 1,116 commercial proposals.

Boeing racks up $402M cost overrun on KC-46 tanker Total cost overruns for the program sit at about $5.4 billion in pre-tax charges, and all must be paid by Boeing.

Kuwaiti Air Force's new F-18s, Typhoons facing delivery delays DUBAI: The year 2022 was supposed to be the year the Kuwait Air Force took almost full delivery of two long-awaited platforms that would double its size and multiply its capabilities. However, delays caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic have pushed the delivery and operationalization schedule to 2023 — which may end up a blessing…

Aussies unveil new hypersonics center, signal distance from Ukraine crisis A hypersonic cruise missile under development by the US and Australia uses an air-breathing scramjet engine and is meant to be carried by Australia's F-18s and F-35As, as well as the P-8A surveillance aircraft.

Lockheed-Aerojet merger on life support, facing FTC lawsuit "We cannot afford to allow further concentration in markets critical to our national security and defense," an FTC official said.

Amid attacks, UAE quietly asks Israel about defense systems: Sources The Gulf nation said Monday it intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels.

Air Force's first hypersonic missile could still start production this year The Air Force still doesn't know what caused a December launch of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon to fail, but it still has time to wrap up flight tests by the end of fiscal 2022, Brig. Gen. Heath Collins said.

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