Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will continue to design the first increment of the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force.
The prospect of scaling up the use of contracted refueling services could hinder Air Mobility Command’s ability to complete proficiency and combat training.
A lack of funding is putting pressure on USAF plans to field an advanced new tanker in the 2030s and limiting upgrades for a follow-on purchase of KC-46As.
China's National Space Administration has selected six payloads developed by seven international partners to be part of the Chang’e 7 mission to the Moon.
The opening of the 1989 Paris Air Show was marred by the crash of a Soviet Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter during a flight demonstration in front of thousands of spectators, but the pilot was able to steer the doomed aircraft away from the crowd and safely eject, averting a major tragedy.
LOCKHEED MARTIN had $1.5b net income on $17.2b sales in 1Q24 vs $1.7b on $15.1b in 1Q23; Aeronautics earned $679m on $6.8b vs $675m on $6.3b. It delivered three F-16s and four C-130Js vs five F-35s, an F-16 and two C-130Js.
Lockheed Martin posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter, but delivered no F-35s as its ongoing software problems have yet to be resolved.
Air Mobility Command plans to complete a year-long analysis in the hopes of resolving several fundamental questions about the U.S. Air Force’s next tanker.
Lockheed Martin has announced a $100 million reach forward loss on an early production lot of a classified missile program with a fixed-price contract.
RTX’s sales and net profit beat Wall Street’s expectations in the first quarter on the back of strong demand for both its commercial and defense products.
The NASA Voyager 1’s mission engineers report continued progress toward restoring the transmission of scientific data to Earth from a distant human-made object.
