The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are continuing negotiations for Lot 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, with plans to award a contract within the next two months, the department’s chief weapons buyer said May 10. “What we see is Lockheed continuing to work closely with the ...

Patrick Shanahan may soon be able to remove the “Acting” part of his title, as the White House announced May 9 he has been picked to officially fill the defense secretary position. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a Thursday tweet that President Donald Trump intends to ...

A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member pushed the Army’s likely next chief of staff to consider the potential supply chain impact of delaying upgrades to the service’s CH-47F Chinook fleet at a hearing May 9. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) questioned Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James ...

Over 60 House members sent a letter May 8 to the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) requesting an additional eight C-130J military transport aircraft be added to the markup of the fiscal year 2020 defense budget. The C-130J ...

Vice President Mike Pence lauded U.S. leadership in the booming global space industry and renewed the Trump administration’s call to stand up a new Space Force within the Pentagon in a May 6 keynote speech at the annual SATELLITE show in Washington, D.C. Speaking to an audience of U.S. and global ...

The Air Force released a request for proposals (RFP) May 3 for Phase 2 of its launch service procurement (LSP) effort, with the intent to award contracts to two providers for missions launching through fiscal year 2027. The LSP program is expected to award two companies with up to 25 launches over ...