Sikorsky on Friday was awarded a $1.1 billion contract for 12 heavylift CH-53K King Stallion helicopters, the Department of Defense announced on Friday, with $509 million for the current fiscal year and $617 million for the following year. The contract to Sikorsky, owned by Lockheed Martin [LMT], ...
T-X Market. Boeing officials see a potential for 2,600 new aircraft based off the company’s forthcoming T-X trainer jet worldwide, they told reporters in St. Louis this week. The Air Force is planning to request up to 475 T-X aircraft to replace its aging T-38s, but variants created for light ...
Sikorsky on Friday was awarded a $1.1 billion contract for 12 heavylift CH-53K King Stallion helicopters, the Department of Defense announced on Friday, with $509 million for the current fiscal year and $617 million for the following year. The contract to Sikorsky, owned by Lockheed Martin [LMT], ...
The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter lifted off for the first time May 17, flying for more than an hour and included hover control checks, low speed flight, and a pass of the airfield. “This achievement is yet another vital step toward a low rate initial production decision and getting ...
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee recommends funding the Navy’s analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a new nuclear-armed Sea-launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), but has concerns and directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report estimating costs. The subcommittee marked up a draft ...
Army Secretary Mark Esper on Friday acknowledged resistance from lawmakers and the industrial base on programmatic cuts included in the service’s fiscal year 2020 budget request, telling reporters that specific pushback has focused on halting CH-47 Chinook Block II upgrades. Esper, during a ...
The FAA updated the Federal Register with new guidelines for recreational drone use on Friday, bringing the standards more in line with commercial flight and priming the UAS climate for coming remote ID rules. Largely pursuant to the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act, there are eight statutory ...
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems signed a teaming agreement Thursday to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) guidance kits for the U.S. market. The agreement covers the “SPICE’s ...
