MilitaryTriton on Track for 2018 Early Operational Capability The U.S. Navy’s new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for broad area maritime surveillance will achieve early operational capability later this year on schedule at a forward operating base in Guam. The early…
MilitarySlovakia to Purchase F-16s and Missiles for Nearly $3B The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.9 billion deal with Slovakia for 14 F-16 Block 70/72 V aircraft, missiles and mission systems. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress…
MilitaryMQ-25 Stingray Drone Purpose-Built to Marry Manned, Unmanned Manned and unmanned aircraft working in tandem is the arena where Lockheed Martin sees the upcoming MQ-25A Stingray breaking ground, according to Skunk Works head Rob Weiss. Speaking at the annual Sea-Air-Space…
MilitaryDOD to Take More Control of F-35 Program Management The U.S. Defense Department (DOD) wants more control over the F-35 Lightning II, and it aims to accomplish that by restructuring the joint strike fighter program, according to Pentagon officials. Pentagon acquisition…
MilitaryBAE Has an All-Inclusive Mission-Planning System in Sceptre No longer does an operator have to decipher multiple pages of an ATO prior to planning. Sceptre, BAE Systems' new advanced mission-planning and debrief system, aims to alleviate and streamline that process.…
MilitaryRaytheon Gets Half Billion for New Radar Systems in Latest US Contract Roundup U.S. Air Force Contracts Raytheon Self Protect Systems has been awarded a $460,000,000 contract for the AN/ALR-69A digital radar warning receiver system. This contract provides for the fabrication, integration, testing and delivery of…
MilitarySafran Avionics Adorn Airbus Lakotas Ordered by US Army The U.S. Army has awarded two contracts to Airbus Helicopters to deliver a total of 51 UH-72A Lakotas, on which Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics USA supplies avionics systems. The initial award…
MilitaryUK Considers Cost-Cutting Channels for F-35 Sustainment The United Kingdom is looking for ways to drive down the cost of operating and sustaining its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet now that the program is transitioning from its initial development…
MilitaryAir Force Aims to Overwhelm Opposition with Expendable Drones Pentagon scientists are trying to beat the cost curve the military likely will encounter in future wars by designing low-cost, expendable unmanned aircraft and munitions that can overwhelm enemy defenses without breaking…
MilitaryContinuing Resolutions Have Cost Billions In Inefficiency For DOD With the U.S. debt sitting over $20 trillion and the Defense Department on the Government Accountability Office’s annual "high-risk list", efficient use of money is wise. “About $4 billion burned in a…