Zach Rosenberg

Washington, D.C.

Americas Air Reporter at Janes

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US Army cancels Future Tactical UAS programme

3 days ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

The Griffon Aerospace Valiant, until recently a competitor for the now cancelled FTUAS programme. (Griffon Aerospace)The US Army has cancelled the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) programme, intended to replace the Textron Systems RQ-7 Shadow to provide brigade-level intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), the army told Janes on 13 May.
YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes enter ground testing

1 week ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

Anduril's YFQ-44A prototype in the hangar. Both CCA competitors are scheduled to conduct first flights in boreal summer 2025. (Anduril)Both the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A and Anduril YFQ-44A, the first instantiations of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) for the US Air Force (USAF), have entered ground testing ahead of anticipated first flights in boreal summer, according to 1 May statements by the service and companies.
Pentagon budget 2026: US President Trump to request USD961.6 billion for DoD

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg |Michael Fabey |Carlo Munoz |Meredith Roaten

USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class attack submarine, is scheduled to be launched in 2025. The FY 2026 budget request likely contains funding for additional Virginia-class submarines.
NAVAIR to recompete MARV-EL unmanned logistics rotorcraft contest

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

The first Kaman Kargo prototype in flight-testing at an undisclosed Pennsylvania site. (Kaman)US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to recompete the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle β Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) programme, meant to result in a vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could move up to 600 lb (272.1 kg) of cargo as far as 25 n miles (46 km).
NAVAIR adding to USMC MQ-9A capabilities with new pods, detect-and-avoid system

2 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

A USMC MQ-9A with the GALT Aerospace SkyTower II pod, currently under testing. (NAVAIR)US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is testing a slate of podded systems for use on the US Marine Corps' (USMC's) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper, Lieutenant Colonel Eric Duchene, integrated product team lead for USMC MQ-9A combat capabilities, said on 29 April at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, DC.
US Army seeks commercially available attritable UASs for demonstration

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

PBAS is intended to be commercially available off-the-shelf, much like the Skydio X2D (pictured here), selected to fulfil the first tranche of the Short-Range Reconnaissance requirement. (Skydio)The US Army is seeking attritable first-person view (FPV) unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), according to a sources sought notification published on 16 April.
Leidos touts Black Arrow cruise missile for special operations missions

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

Black Arrow is ejected from an AC-130J over the Utah Test and Training Range in November 2024. (Leidos)Leidos is pitching a production contract for its Black Arrow cruise missile to US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The missile, also called the Small Cruise Missile, was live-fired from a US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Lockheed Martin AC-130J in November 2024 at the Utah Test and Training Range, the only known weapon of its size to do so.
Navy League 2025: Shield AI unveils V-BAT Block 5.3 upgrade

1 month ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

The Shield AI V-BAT Block 5.3, featuring new landing gear. (Shield AI)Shield AI has unveiled a block upgrade of its V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), dubbed Block 5.3, featuring a heavy-fuel engine, satellite communications, and autonomy capabilities for communications-denied environments. Several prototypes have conducted nearly 2,000 hours of flight testing, and the company is gearing up to deliver the first examples to an undisclosed customer.
Navy League 2025: F/A-XX to feature at least 25% range increase over F/A-18E/F

1 month 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

1 month 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.