The competing teams led by Lockheed Martin/Boeing and Bell must self-fund the costs or disband the industry teams until the delayed contract award is finalized.
The U.S. and international partners are focused on providing an integrated air defense system to help Ukraine protect itself, in light of a barrage of Russian military attacks this week and the long-term need for Kyiv to build up its forces.
The U.S. must effectively compete with China through military modernization, including strengthening the defense industrial base, broad military modernization and new technologies in space, the Biden administration outlines in a long-awaited National Security Strategy.
The U.S. Army’s much-anticipated decision on who will build its next-generation helicopter is likely to slip even more, with the service’s top officer saying it will now come in a matter of months.
U.S. Foreign Military Sales rebounded to about $50 billion in fiscal 2022, driven largely by assistance to the Ukrainian military’s fight against Russia but also the world’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic and potential threats in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
A new software application designed to steer the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift fleet through holes in an enemy’s advanced air defenses is ready for flight demonstrations, Northrop Grumman says.
U.S. Army officials said on Oct. 11 that they will soon launch a competition for industry to supply a batch of contractor-owned, contractor-operated business jets equipped with a suite of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads.
Sierra Nevada Corp. is moving into the original equipment manufacturer world for large uncrewed aircraft, announcing Oct. 10 it has acquired the UAV portfolio and intellectual property from Volansi.
The U.S. Army plans to release a request for proposals within the next year for an aircraft that will perform high-altitude surveillance and targeting missions, as it continues to learn from prototypes that have been flying real-world missions across the globe.
About 90% of the U.S. Army’s Chinook fleet has been fixed and returned to flight after an investigation found incorrect parts were installed on the heavy-lift helicopters during depot maintenance.
The U.S. Army is planning multiple, critical live-fire tests of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon—assessing the common hypersonic glide body, two-stage rocket motor and ground systems—as it moves toward a fielding date of late 2023.
The Modernized Apache Concept builds on the Army’s plans to re-engine the AH-64E with two, 3,000shp GE Aviation T901 turboshaft engines and an open system interface in the cockpit.
A developmental U.S. Army ballistic missile flew more than 499 km during an Oct. 13 flight test from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, demonstrating the maximum range of the new weapon a year ahead of a scheduled fielding date in fiscal 2023.
The Pentagon’s head of research and engineering wants hypersonics programs to become cheaper and show tangible successes in tests to convince doubters in the Pentagon that the weapons will be effective.
Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency who oversees U.S. military sales abroad, has announced she will step down after 15 months in the job.
Leidos is offering the Bombardier Challenger 650 as a fleet replacement or contractor-operator service for the U.S. Army’s RC-12X Guardrail Common Sensor.
Commercial airliners have so far claimed immunity to cyberattacks, and Western militaries do not voice much fear that their aircraft, ships and tanks could be taken over by hackers yet. But a veteran-backed startup that offers to cybersecure their platforms’ operational technology has raised $20 million and is looking to grow.
