Defense

MDA’s push to speed up the program, spurred by congressional influence, includes a fielding date of 2028.

The Army has four planned increments for the long-range missile, looking for an ultimate range of more than 1,000 km (621 mi.).

TRIUMPH ACTUATION PRODUCTS & SERVICES extended its repair/technical support agreement with Lockheed Martin provide engineering/material support for F-35 JSF program out of Clemmons, NC over the next five years.

The command is transitioning to the Mavan Smart System.

Although most details remain secret, the Army and Navy have started fielding the first tranche of autonomous systems under the year-old Replicator initiative.

L3 Harris has signed a contract for up to 20 launches aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket.

Impulse Space has debuted a space tug program to carry satellites to geostationary orbit.

Any new vendors face a high-bar for matching the volume of GMLRS production by Lockheed and propulsion supplier Northrop Grumman.

The company has received four letters of request for price and availability for IBCS from undisclosed countries.

Axiom Space co-founder Mike Suffredini will transition from CEO to long-term member of the company's six-person board of directors and advisor for "personal reasons."

Iraq’s Army Aviation Command has received its first batch of Bell 505 JetRanger X single-engine helicopters to be used on training duties.

Raytheon Saudi Arabia, an RTX business, has started its 2024 internship programme, welcoming 14 Saudi students from ten leading universities and technical institutes across the Kingdom.

Australia and the U.S. have pledged to enhance cooperation on air and missile defense and gave details on initiatives around the Lockheed Martin GMLRS and PrSM.

NASA will postpone the launch of its next crew to the ISS to allow more time to review the ongoing Boeing CST-100 Starliner mission at the orbital outpost.

Outfitted with both ultraviolet and short-wave infrared telescopes, Deep Purple is one of two instruments comprising NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, targeted to launch mid-August.

Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.

Wright Electric has received funding from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit to develop high-power rechargeable thermal batteries.

In late July, under a temporary military flight release from the Air Force, the companies conducted three test flights of a KC-135.

The Space Systems Command’s System Engineering Review Board recommended the fueling port.

IFPC currently fires the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for ground-launched air defense.

The Army has been progressing on LRPM with a series of tests using the Rafael-built Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile.

Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, the program executive officer for Missiles and Space, laid out four planned competitions for next year.

Rolls-Royce says it remains on schedule to conduct the critical design review (CDR) of the F130 production configuration for the USAF B-52J reengining program.