Pentagon’s ‘Rocket Cargo’ Just Picked Winners: Blue Origin & Anduril Score New USAF Study Deals — Is Instant Global Delivery Finally Real?
What, exactly, did the Air Force just award? Two fresh study awards expand the Department of the Air Force’s “Rocket Cargo” ecosystem: These add to a growing roster of vendors AFRL is paying to explore complementary pieces of the “from, through, or
‘Shahed Killers’ On Wheels: Skynex Is Already Firing In Ukraine – Skyranger Deliveries Are Next. Here’s What’s Confirmed, What’s Coming, And Why It Matters
What are Skynex and Skyranger? Skynex is Rheinmetall’s networked short‑range air‑defense (SHORAD) architecture. It separates the command‑and‑control node (Skymaster) and sensors (e.g., X‑TAR3D radar, Multi‑Sensor Unit) from the effectors (notably the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk3 35 mm). Skynex links multiple radars and guns
“AI Wingmen Are Here: How Autonomous ‘Loyal Wingmen’ (Collaborative Combat Aircraft) Will Rewrite Air Combat—Sooner Than You Think”
What is a “loyal wingman” / CCA? “Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)” is the U.S. term for AI‑enabled, uncrewed jets that fly with or in support of crewed fighters/bombers, or operate autonomously when comms are jammed. Think of them as missile trucks, sensor