Air Force
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Air ForceLockheed Martin to Receive Sustainment Contract for FPS-117 Radars
The U.S. Air Force plans to award Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] site near Syracuse a five-year contract for sustainment of the AN/FPS-117 Atmospheric Early Warning System (AEWS) radar, originally developed by […]
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Air ForceUSAF Air Superiority Concept ‘Evolving,’ As FY 2026 Budget to Show Whether Service Had to Make Trade-Offs to Afford F-47
The U.S. Air Force is examining ways to provide air superiority beyond the service’s traditional go-to of advanced manned fighters and air-to-air missiles at the same time that Air Force […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing’s Losses Narrow In First Quarter Amid Strong Sales; No ‘Undue Risk’ In F-47 Contract
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday reported significantly lower losses in its first quarter as losses narrowed in its Commercial Airplanes segment and the defense and services segments notched modest gains, while […]
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Air ForceAllvin: ‘If We Don’t Watch It, We’re Gonna Have to Be Fightin’ From Topeka’
Advances in Chinese air defenses and the expanse of the Pacific are presenting major operations and budget challenges for the U.S. Air Force. While the “sanctuary” of U.S. and overseas […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $180 Million To Convert Three F-35s To Test Variant
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $180 million modification on April 21 to support converting three F-35 aircraft to a test variant. The contract announcement said […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Will Leverage NGAD Investment For F-35+ To Approach 6th Gen Aircraft At Half Cost
Despite losing out on a potential new franchise aircraft program, Lockheed Martin [LMT] will leverage its investments in the Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform for upgrades of its […]
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Air ForceUSAF Eyes Sustainment Contract for BACN Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force may award an up to five-year contract for domestic and foreign sustainment of the service’s E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN) aircraft. Bombardier Global business jets, […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Takes $397 Million B-21 Charge To Accelerate Production Rates, Prep For Program Increase
A manufacturing process change that will allow Northrop Grumman [NOC] to reduce risk, increase production rates, and set the foundation for expanded production numbers of the B-21 stealth bomber beyond […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Has Received Contracts for 19 TPY-4 Radars for USAF So Far
The U.S. Air Force said that it has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] $472 million so far for 19 TPY-4 radars under the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program, managed by […]
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SpaceNRO Launches 10th Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force on Sunday launched the agency’s 10th proliferated architecture mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., […]