MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Won't Bid to Keep Producing F-35 Sensor, GPS III After Solid Q1 Northrop Grumman opened its fiscal year 2018 with solid results, driven by improved operating performance, lower taxes and a pension benefit and an upgraded earnings outlook for the year. Northrop Grumman officials…
MilitaryNew Lockheed Martin Missiles Used in Combat for First Time in Syria There were 105 weapons fired by U.S., British and French forces against Syria on April 14. Of those, 19 were a new version of the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) being…
MilitaryF-35 Program Head Says It's Changing to Evolve with Production Status Impending changes to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter management structure are a natural result of the program moving from development to production, according to Joint Program Office Chief Vice Adm. Mat Winter.…
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…
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…
MilitarySouth Korea Gets First of 40 F-35s The first South Korea-bound F-35 Lightning II was unveiled Wednesday morning at a joint ceremony between manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the Korean Air Force and the U.S. government. South Korea is the ninth…
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…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Successfully Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. This marked the LRASM's sixth successful test. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th…