Air Force
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Air Force
SASC Recommends Adding $350 Million As Downpayment on 10 More HH-60Ws
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill recommends adding $350 million in advanced procurement for the buy of 10 more Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
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Air Force
F-35 Program and Lockheed Martin Reach ‘Handshake Agreement’ on Lot 15-17 Buy
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] entered into a “handshake agreement ” on July 18 for up to 375 F-35s in Lots 15 to 17, DoD […]
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Air Force
USAF Conducts Live Fire Test of AMRAAM with New Electronic Components
On June 30, the U.S. Air Force 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) conducted the first live fire test of the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] […]
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Space
Space Development Agency Awards L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 Billion for Tracking Layer Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) said on July 18 that it has awarded L3Harris [LHX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] fixed price Other Transaction Authority contracts worth $1.3 billion for 28 […]
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Air Force
House NDAA Requires USAF to Divulge F-15 Plans Before Retiring More F-15C/Ds
The House version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization bill requires the U.S. Air Force to divulge its plans for the fleet of Boeing [BA] F-15 fighters before retiring […]
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Air Force
USAF Tests Northrop Grumman System for GPS-Degraded Environments
The U.S. Air Force 53rd Wing on June 14 tested the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS)–a system for improving the Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber’s weapon guidance […]
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Congress
Congress Wants DoD to Provide Specific Examples of Controlled Unclassified Information
Section 1526 of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the Pentagon to assess DoD’s controlled unclassified information (CUI) program 180 days after the enactment of the NDAA, […]
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Air Force
Groups Question Investment in F-35 AETP Engine
Nine groups, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), are questioning the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and […]
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Business/Financial
Merlin Labs Raises $105 Million In New Funding Round; Announces Work On C-130J
Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin Labs on Wednesday said that company has raised $105 million in new funding as it continues to build out its three phased—crawl, walk, run—approach to […]
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Air Force
U.S. Air Force to Move Forward with All-Up-Round Testing of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force said on July 13 that a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) scored its second booster flight test success on July 12 […]