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Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk
Advanced Trainer Jet to Be Delivered
to the U.S. Air Force E
Boeing has unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk
advanced trainer jet to be delivered to the
U.S. Air Force. e jet, one of 351 the U.S. Air
Force plans to order, was unveiled prior to offi-
cial delivery. e T-7A Red Hawk incorporates
a red-tailed livery in honor of the Tuskegee
Airmen of World War II. ese airmen made
up the first African American aviation unit to
serve in the U.S. military.
Blue Canyon Technologies Expands
Into GEO With Its First CubeSat E
Small satellite manufacturer and mission ser-
vices provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Tech-
nologies, assisted in the deployment of Ascent,
the company's first CubeSat spacecra bus
launched to a geostationary, or GEO, orbit by
the Air Force Research Laboratory as part of
the U.S. Space Force's Test Program-3 mission.
Airgain, Mobix Labs Collaborate to
Develop Future-Proof 5G Technology E
Airgain, Inc and Mobix Labs Inc. announced
an agreement for the development of strategic,
future-proof 5G technology.
Thales, CS GROUP to Develop Parade
Drone Countermeasures System E
ales and CS GROUP are working with their
partners in France and Europe's defence indus-
trial and technological base on developing the
PARADE programme capability to provide
permanent deployable protection for critical
infrastructure from drone threats.
Ultra and Sparton JV (ERAPSCO)
Awarded $11.6M for U.S. Navy
Production Contract E
Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (ULE) and
Sparton DLS, LLC announce the award of
a contract valued at $11.6 million to their
ERAPSCO joint venture, against the $222 mil-
lion competitive Indefinite Delivery Indefinite
Quantity production contract for the manu-
facture of next-generation sonobuoys for the
United States Navy.
Elbit Systems UK JV Introduces
Sustainable Aviation Pathfinder
for Ministry of Defence E
Elbit Systems UK and KBR Inc's joint venture,
Affinity Flying Training Services Ltd., has
embarked on a series of battery-powered flight
tests for the UK Ministry of Defence to assess
the feasibility of environmentally friendly
alternatives to current military aircra.
JPL Commits to First-Ever Space
Industry Diversity Pledge E
Interim Director Larry James joined 22 execu-
tives in a commitment to significantly increase
the number of women and employees from
underrepresented groups by 2030.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense Ships
First Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense
Sensor to U.S. Army Test Range E
e first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense
Sensor, built by Raytheon Missiles & Defense,
a Raytheon Technologies business, arrived at
the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range
in April.
