Zach Rosenberg

Washington, D.C.

Americas Air Reporter at Janes

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AFRL contracts General Atomics to build hybrid-electric GHOST UAV

1 week ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

A conceptual image of the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, another AFRL-involved hybrid-electric UAV. (DARPA)The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) a USD99.2 million contract to build a hybrid-electric ducted fan-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed GHOST, according to a 27 May contract announcement. It is not clear what the name âGHOST' might stand for.
USAF chief of staff teases Boeing F-47 performance, fleet size

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

A graphical representation of the Boeing F-47, announced as winner of the USAF's NGAD contest in March 2025. The aircraft will have a range of over 1,000 n miles, according to USAF Chief of Staff General David Allvin. (USAF)General David Allvin, the US Air Force (USAF) chief of staff, released a graphic on social media on 13 May claiming that the newly selected Boeing F-47 will boast a combat radius of over 1,000 n miles and a top speed greater than Mach 2.
US Army announces 101st Airborne Division as first Bell V-280 FLRAA operating unit

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg

The Bell V-280 demonstrator in flight. The US Army's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will be the type's first operating unit.
US Army cancels Future Tactical UAS programme

3 weeks 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 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.