Military IG Says DHS Hasn't Expanded Counter UAS Capabilities Due To Policy Issues The Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to create a “uniform” department-wide approach to expanding its counter-drone capabilities have been hampered by shortcomings in establishing policies to accomplish this due to a lack…
Editor's Note DHS Plans Public Survey On Perceptions Of First Responders' Drone Use The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is creating a survey it will release to the public to gather “perceptions and acceptance” on the use of unmanned aircraft systems…
Commercial Embraer Initiates Court Proceedings After Boeing Withdraws From Joint Ventures Brazilian commercial and military aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Monday said it has “commenced arbitration proceedings” following Boeing’s announcement last Saturday that it has terminated an agreement with Embraer to create joint ventures…
Military Northrop Grumman Warns Of Potential Business Impacts From Pandemic Northrop Grumman on Thursday said it can’t currently predict the impact on its business from the COVID-19 pandemic but warned investors of potential increased borrowing costs and of potential disruptions to its…
Military Lockheed Martin Ends 2019 on a High Note, Expects to Increase F-35 Deliveries in 2020 Lockheed Martin on Tuesday reported a strong close to its 2019 fiscal year with double-digit top and bottom line growth and the company expects further gains in 2020. Net income in the…
Military Coast Guard’s MH-65 Program Enters Full Rate Production For New Configuration The Coast Guard’s MH-65 helicopter program has been approved to enter full-rate production to the “E” configuration, which will include avionics upgrades for the fleet of 98 aircraft that will run concurrently…
Military A Year In, Boeing Hitting Its Targets On T-7A Development Boeing continues to buy down risk and get through key development milestones with the Air Force’s new T-7A pilot training system and the company and its teammate Saab are aiming to start…
Commercial Homeland Security, DoD, Transportation Officials Focus on Aviation Cyber Security The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Pentagon, and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have been working since May to implement the cyber security goals of the National Strategy for Aviation Security,…