BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn anticipates programs such as the Tempest Future Combat Air System to be “strongly supported through the Integrated Review.”
The Protected Tactical Waveform was demonstrated successfully during the Advanced Battle Management System onramp event No. 2 in late August and early September.
Flight testing of the Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) demonstrators designed by a Lockheed Martin/Aerojet Rocketdyne team and a Raytheon/Northrop Grumman team has been delayed since the end of 2019.
U.S. Air Mobility Command is pitching a plan to approve a portion of KC-46A aircraft for limited operational missions despite remaining deficiencies that will hinder the tanker to participate in combat missions.
Sierra Nevada on Feb. 22 filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office of the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award a sole-source upgrade contract to Sikorsky for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter.
U.S. Air Force officials say the B-21 program was not slowed down by a need to redesign the engine inlet, with the second aircraft now entering the production system.
NASA is reviewing updated proposals from three companies vying for funding to continue development of human lunar landing systems for the Artemis program and expects to select two programs for Option A follow-on contracts “within the next few weeks,” Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator for human exploration and operations, said on Feb. 24.
The pair of F-117As seen over Southern California are believed to be two of the cadre of four stealth aircraft resurrected from a small number that have been retained in flyable storage.
The U.S. government and Lockheed Martin are negotiating a scaled back version of the performance-based logistics contract the company previously pitched for F-35 sustainment, with the aim of getting the flying hour price to $25,000 by 2025.
Italian flagship aerospace and defense company Leonardo has reiterated its intent to sell off its Arlington, Virginia-based U.S. operations called DRS, marking the second time since last fall that the company has commented on the sales effort.
For the first time, Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency have agreed to a performance-based contract structure that allows the team to forecast future gearbox repair parts and spares needed for U.S. Air Force B-2 and F-16 aircraft.
Thirty years since the U.S. Army retired the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe, Erickson is looking to offer a more capable version of the helicopter for use by the U.S. military.
The move activates the final assembly line nearly 29 months after the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract to supply 351 jets and 46 simulators to replace the Northrop T-38C Talon.
The buildup of Launch Complex 36 (LC36) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn reusable orbital booster is nearing completion, Scott Henderson, vice president of test and flight operations, said Feb. 23.
Asked during an event by the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the Next Generation Interceptor, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cited the program as a growing concern about competitiveness and resilience in the defense industry.
