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…
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…
MilitaryF-35 Costs a Continuing Concern at US Congressional Hearing The U.S. “can’t risk the F-35 program being like the F-22 program,” declared Chairman Mike Turner of Ohio, referring to another Lockheed Martin fighter project that became synonymous with cost overruns and…
MilitaryBAE Showcases Successful Autonomous Software BAE Systems has developed software that autonomously provides information to pilots when communication networks are disrupted to help them avoid threats and complete missions when that capability would otherwise be hindered. BAE…
Military‘Dragon Lady’ Pilots Get Wrist-Mounted Nav by Garmin The U.S. Air Force has selected the Garmin D2 Charlie watch for inclusion in the toolkits of Lockheed U-2 “Dragon Lady” reconnaissance aircraft pilots. The D2 Charlie features GPS and wide-area augmentation…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Gets OK from EU to Acquire Orbital ATK The European Commission has approved Northrop Grumman's acquisition of aerospace and defense manufacturer Orbital ATK. Virginia-based Northrop Grumman first proposed the $9.2 billion transaction last September. U.S. Federal Trade Commission approval, which…
MilitaryTrump's Budget Proposal Allocates $24B for DoD Aircraft U.S. President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal directs $716 billion toward national security, including $686 billion for the Department of Defense. Of that, $24 billion would be spent on new…
MilitaryRAF Typhoon to Get Unparalleled Armaments The Royal Air Force (RAF) is calling its Eurofighter Typhoon “the most capable fighter in the world.” In the midst of Project Centurion – aimed at upgrading the jet’s capabilities, partially in…
MilitaryF-15E Ready for Armament Upgrade courtesy of Lockheed Martin The extended range version of the AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missile developed by Lockheed Martin has achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, the company announced, making it the first…
MilitaryF-35 Ahead of Schedule in Ground Collision Avoidance The F-35 program is ahead of the curve this time, beating its schedule by five years. The joint strike fighter program announced that it has approved the implementation of anti-collision software, which…
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