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Boeing, fresh from building the F-47 for the US Air Force, has been selected to develop the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, according to Air & Space Forces Magazine. The award hands Boeing another major next-generation combat aircraft program, positioning it as the Pentagon's key fighter maker alongside Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
- 2US Airmen and Guardians Ordered to Pick Religion from New List●Airmen, Guardians Told to Select Religion Code from New Consolidated List
US Air Force and Space Force personnel have been directed to select their religion code from a newly consolidated list, according to Air & Space Forces Magazine. The instruction affects Airmen and Guardians as the Department of the Air Force standardizes how religious affiliation is recorded in personnel records. The change touches on how the military tracks faith preferences for accommodation and chaplain services.
- 3US Air Mobility Fleet Moves Toward Real-Time Common Operating Picture▼Software Deals Move Mobility Fleet Toward Common Operating Picture with Real-Time Data
The US Air Force's mobility fleet is taking steps toward a common operating picture built on real-time data, according to Air & Space Forces Magazine. New software deals are intended to link transport and refueling aircraft into a shared, up-to-date view of operations. The contracts mark progress in the service's broader digital modernization effort for its air mobility fleet.