Zach Rosenberg

Washington, D.C.

Americas Air Reporter at Janes

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Navy League 2025: F/A-XX to feature at least 25% range increase over F/A-18E/F

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

Boeing's F/A-XX concept from 2021. Although it is unclear what the company's concept for F/A-XX looks like now, Boeing and Northrop Grumman are widely considered frontrunners for the contract award expected in the coming weeks.
Navy League 2025: General Atomics partners with Rafael on Bullseye missile

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

Rafael's Ice Breaker, upon which Bullseye is based. Components are likely to change between the two depending on US customer requirements. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Israeli company Rafael to bring its Ice Breaker missile to the US under the name ‘Bullseye', GA-EMS announced on 7 April at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space 2025 conference in Washington, DC.
AFSOC receives first missionised L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

A US Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, in January 2025. AFSOC has now taken formal delivery of its first OA-1K. (AFSOC)US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) took delivery of its first L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County, Florida, on 3 April, according to an announcement by the service.
Colombia selects Saab Gripen to replace IAI Kfirs

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg |Erich Saumeth Cadavid

Colombia's Kfir C10s are all but obsolete. Replacing them with new aircraft has taken a decade in fits and starts. (USAF)Colombia has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Sweden to purchase the Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen, according to a 2 April social media post by Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The Gripen is intended to replace the Colombian Air Force's (Fuerza AĂ©rea Colombiana: FAC's) Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) Kfir fleet to become the country's primary fighter-bomber aircraft.
US Navy intends to select T-45C Goshawk replacement by January 2027

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

A T-45C Goshawk lands on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) in 2024. The aircraft that replaces the T-45C will not need to land on aircraft carriers, or even land a carrier-style approach. (US Navy)The US Navy (USN) hopes to release a request for proposals (RFP) to replace the Boeing/BAE Systems T-45C Goshawk by December 2025, with a contract award planned for January 2027, according to a request for information (RFI) released on 31 March. The new RFI replaces one released in September 2023.
Raytheon demonstrates Coyote launched effect from helicopter for first time

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

The Coyote LE SR is launched from a Bell 407 at a private range in Texas in February 2025. (Raytheon)Raytheon launched a Coyote Block II launched effect (LE) from an airborne platform for the first time, according to a 26 March announcement by the company. Additional testing is planned, although Raytheon declined to disclose the nature and timing of future tests.
ULA's Vulcan space launch vehicle certified for US national security missions

4 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on its second national security certification mission. (USSF)United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) Vulcan space launch vehicle (LV) has been certified to perform national security missions, the US Space Force (USSF) and ULA announced on 26 March. The certification qualifies Vulcan as suitably reliable to bid for launches deemed critical to US national security.
NAVAIR contracts Lockheed Martin to integrate AGM-158C LRASM onto USAF F-16s

1 month ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

US airmen load a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) aboard an F-16 in 2024. Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) shares the same mould line as JASSM. (31st Fighter Wing)US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award Lockheed Martin a contract to integrate its AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto F-16s, according to a 17 March notification. Testing is set to begin later in 2025, NAVAIR told Janes on 20 March, focusing on integrating the AGM-158C-1.
Update: Northrop Grumman AN/ALQ-257 IVEWS testing virtually complete, awaits USAF production decision

1 month ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

Northrop Grumman's IVEWS system, pictured in 2024. The system, which has largely completed flight-testing, is awaiting a USAF production decision. (Northrop Grumman)The Northrop Grumman AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) is progressing through flight-testing, the company's vice-president for navigation, targeting, and survivability, James Conroy, told Janes on 5 March at the 2025 Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) Warfare Symposium.
ALQ-167 Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod in testing on C-130s

1 month ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

An engineer works on the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten pod attached to a C-130. (ANG AFRC Test Center (AATC))The US Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) is testing the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten electronic warfare (EW) pod aboard Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, the centre announced on 12 March. Angry Kitten has completed testing aboard the F-16, its primary platform.