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[BMD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2058162355817578787

 

[BMD]

Boeing validates MQ-28 stealth performance

BRISBANE, Queensland, June 1, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE:BA] has validated another advanced capability for the MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft, which gives customers a decisive edge in combat:...

boeing.mediaroom.com

 

[BMD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061751445188120831

 

[Parthu]

Boeing validates MQ-28 stealth performance

BRISBANE, Queensland, June 1, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE:BA] has validated another advanced capability for the MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft, which gives customers a decisive edge in combat:...

boeing.mediaroom.com

There seems to be at least one prototype flying with a nose-mounted IRST:

 

[BMD]

Air Force Reveals Designation for Next-Gen Bunker Buster, Seeks Sources​

Air Force Reveals Designation for Next-Gen Bunker Buster

The Air Force has dubbed its follow-on to the Massive Ordnance Penetrator the GBU-76/B and is seeking contractors for the bunker buster.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[South block]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062387894514499827

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062480083395502448

 

[South block]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062544559616217233

 

[BMD]

Self-Defense Lasers For CCAs Get DARPA’s Attention | Aviation Week

DARPA is exploring options for installing tactical high-energy laser systems on Collaborative Combat Aircraft and ground vehicles for self-defense.

aviationweek.com

 

[Bhartiya Naagrik Sainik]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062522943238983761

 

[BMD]

Boeing’s New Larger Ghost Bat Can Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs Internally​

Boeing’s New Larger Ghost Bat Can Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs Internally

The stealthy Ghost Bat is heading into its third iteration, with larger wings, more power, and internal weapons bays. The stealthy Ghost Bat is heading into its third iteration, with larger wings, more power, and internal weapons bays.

www.twz.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062522943238983761

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The F-47 will not fly until 2028. So whatever that is, it's not an F-47.

F-47 Still 'Doing Exceptionally Well,' on Track for 2028 Flight

The Air Force’s F-47 next-generation fighter is on track to fly in the next two years, a acquisition executive said.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[BMD]

Shield AI brings its runway-free autonomous fighter jet to Eurosatory
https://defence-blog.com/shield-ai-brings-its-runway-free-autonomous-fighter-jet-to-eurosatory/

Key Points

• Shield AI is showcasing the X-BAT autonomous VTOL combat jet at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, June 15-19, with first VTOL flights scheduled for 2026 and mission capability targeted for 2028.
• X-BAT is powered by a GE Aerospace F110-GE-129 turbofan with thrust vectoring, has a claimed range exceeding 3,700 km (2,000 nautical miles), and operates autonomously without GPS or communications.

Shield AI says the aircraft has a range exceeding 3,700 km (2,000 nautical miles) with a full mission payload, a service ceiling of 15,240 m (50,000 ft), and the ability to take off vertically from ships, remote islands, or austere forward bases, eliminating the dependency on traditional runway infrastructure that makes conventional air power vulnerable to attack. Shield AI says three X-BATs can fit in the deck space of one legacy fighter, which means a ship or forward operating base that previously supported one crewed combat aircraft could potentially support three autonomous ones. The aircraft takes off vertically using its main jet engine and thrust-vectoring nozzle, transitions to horizontal flight for its mission, and returns to land vertically engine-down, descending tail-first back onto its launch rail.

 

[BMD]

USAF Orders Both General Atomics' FQ-42 And Anduril's FQ-44 Into Production

Buying both Collaborative Combat Aircraft designs instead of just selecting one has a number of big advantages to what is still a high-risk program.

www.twz.com

 

[BMD]

Anduril and General Atomics win contracts to build drones that fly alongside fighter jets​

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-force-awards-production-contracts-general-atomics-anduril-drone-wingmen-2026-06-17/

 

[Hydra]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2067627207422361753

 

[BMD]

 

[lmaoxd]

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So the US is also joining the trend for long range ramjet A-a missiles.

 

[Bhartiya Naagrik Sainik]

The F-47 will not fly until 2028. So whatever that is, it's not an F-47.​

F-47 Still 'Doing Exceptionally Well,' on Track for 2028 Flight

The Air Force’s F-47 next-generation fighter is on track to fly in the next two years, a acquisition executive said.

www.airandspaceforces.com

May be it is YF-47, like YF-22 flew in 1990 then F-22 flew in 1997.

 

[BMD]

May be it is YF-47, like YF-22 flew in 1990 then F-22 flew in 1997.

There's nothing related to the F-47 airframe flying until 2028 from what I hear, it's not F-47-related. Wouldn't be surprised if it was an RC plane.

 

[Bhartiya Naagrik Sainik]

There's nothing related to the F-47 airframe flying until 2028 from what I hear, it's not F-47-related. Wouldn't be surprised if it was an RC plane.

But Trump said, YF jet has been flying secrety since 5-6 years.

 

[BMD]

But Trump said, YF jet has been flying secrety since 5-6 years.

Almost nothing Trump says is true.