F-35 Deliveries to Top Out at 156 Per Year in Fiscal 2023, Per Rebaselining Plan — The F-35 Joint Program Office and the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led industry team have agreed on a rebaselined program that will deliver between 133 and 156 planes in the coming years. The rebaselining “ensures predictability and stability in the production process…
Advanced / Transformational Technology | by Matthew Beinart
TSA’s Initial Checkpoint CT Systems Fell Short Of Requirements, IG Says — The first 300 advanced baggage scanners that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) deployed to airport checkpoints fell short of detection and throughput requirements, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (IG) says in a new report. The checkpoint…
Advanced / Transformational Technology | by Frank Wolfe
SASC Wants Report on GMTI Efforts to Avoid Duplication with Space-Based Radar — The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to outline ground moving target indicator (GMTI) research and acquisition efforts underway to avoid duplication with the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) planned space-based radar. “The committee recommends a provision that would…
Unmanned Systems | by Kelsey Reichmann
JCO Completes Second C-sUAS Demonstration — The Defense Department’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) has completed its second semi-annual demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground focused on ground-launched aerial denial and handheld and dismounted systems. The demonstrations took place over a three-week period and…
Mercury To Acquire Avionics, Electronics Supplier Avalex Technologies — Mercury Systems [MRCY] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Avalex Technologies Corp. in a deal that complements and scales its existing product portfolio for avionics and mission systems. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals…
Navy/USMC | by Rich Abott
Navy Receives First New Block III Super Hornet — The Navy accepted the first new operational Boeing [BA] Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornets last month, the service and company said Sept. 27. The aircraft was delivered to Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River,…
Space Force Awards Launch Prototype Awards to SpaceX, ULA, Rocket Lab, and Blue Origin — The U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded about $88 million in development contracts to U.S. launch providers for next generation rocket engine testing and upper stage resiliency enhancements. SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), Rocket Lab, and Blue Origin received the awards announced Sept. 24.…
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