U.S. Army

By Brian Everstine
The future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet’s first delivery and flight highlight progress made despite the stop-work order.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Smaller and lighter radars are becoming upgrade options for the Army’s weight-sensitive rotorcraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
IFPC Inc. 2 is designed to protect fixed and semi-fixed sites from uncrewed aircraft systems, cruise missiles and rockets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Defense has delivered the first converted Global 6500 business jet, a prototype, to the U.S. Army in support of its HADES program.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Red Cat Holdings has won a contract to deliver thousands of small quadcopters for the U.S. Army’s Tranche 2 of the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to issue requests for information (RFI) in January for its Tranche 3 satellites.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The Defense Department is going shopping in a bid to gain information on everything from loitering attack munitions to Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The new systems under Replicator 1.2 will be delivered by August 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Hegseth would succeed Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force officials continue to voice concerns that the Army is not prioritizing protection of air bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The M-LRPSM launcher must be integrated on a vehicle used by an Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The fuselage work will be conducted in-house at a facility located at Beech Field on Textron Aviation’s East Campus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The head of the U.S. Air Force is raising the possibility of completely taking on the mission of air base protection from the Army.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Operational Control System program, known as OCX, was established in 2010.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
The interceptor needs to be an autonomous aircraft launched from an air vehicle with a “hard kill system” effective against the small drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
As a technicality threatens to disrupt the program, Army officials laid out long-term plans for fielding and upgrading the future HADES fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
SNC bested a team of L3Harris, Leidos and MAG Aerospace for the award.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The T901 engine, first developed for reengining the Black Hawk and the AH-64 Apache, was tapped to be installed on FARA before the Army canceled that program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Army on Oct. 9 released a request for information (RFI) for its future helicopter pilot training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will need to work with the FAA on how to to use methods such as jamming and other electronic warfare in areas that are near civilian airspace.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A mock-up shows the Airbus plan to convert the cockpit of the UH-72 into an extension of the main cabin for carrying cargo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The service said it expected a protest and will await the GAO’s decision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon announced the THAAD deployment on Oct. 13, stating that it will augment Israel’s integrated air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons