S-97 Raider. Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit announced last week it has flown its S-97 Raider helicopter at an Army installation for the first time, demonstrating the aircraft for service officials at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The S-97 Raider, which utilizes the company’s X2 ...
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In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to the engineers and logistics officers. Catherine Kessmeier is the Principal ...
Supply Chain Summit. Senior Biden administration officials on Monday will host a virtual summit with CEOs on semiconductor and supply chain resilience. The event will be hosted by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, who will be joined by ...
Cyber EO. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that for President Biden’s forthcoming executive order on cyber security the “administration is working on nearly a dozen actions” with more details coming shortly. “The U.S. government will improve in the areas of detection, ...
Beyond Red Hawk. The Air Force’s announcement last September of its first digitally engineered platform–the Boeing eT-7A Red Hawk trainer–marks the beginning of what may be a slew of such efforts. “Our eT-7A successfully virtualized production, constructing hundreds of ...
F-35C Engine Transfer. The Navy’s USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier conducted a vertical replenishment at sea on March 6, simulating the ability to transfer an F135 jet engine for the F-35C fighter from a supply ship on board the carrier using helicopters. This entailed two helicopters ...