Air Force

The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $167-million contract to develop a new block for upgrading the C-130J Super Hercules airlifters, the company said yesterday. The block 8.1 […]

The Pentagon budget bill the Senate passed over the weekend cuts funding for systems including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, adds monies to maintain M-1 Abrams tank production, and critiques Army weapons development. […]

The Senate passed the Pentagon policy bill yesterday by an 86-13 vote, clearing it for President Barack Obama’s signature as the fate of the actual defense budget legislation remained in […]

The House is poised to vote today on a final Pentagon policy bill that changes the Pentagon’s plans for numerous systems including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Medium Air Extended […]

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) [UTX]  said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AIROD Sdn. Bhd. (AIROD) of Malaysia and Aviation Design Centre Sdn. Bhd. (ADC) to explore aircraft […]

House and Senate negotiators agreed last night on a final Pentagon authorization bill that they hope to send in the coming days to the White House, which has threatened to veto similar […]

MDBA Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of missile maker MBDA, yesterday said it has purchased Northrop Grumman’s [NOC[ Viper Strike munitions business, located in Huntsville, Ala. Terms of the agreement […]

The Air Force has ordered 40 more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft from maker General Atomics Aeronautical Systems under a contract worth more than $319 million, the Pentagon said last week. […]

The Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Network Enterprise Domain (NED) wants to form non-contract relationships with vendors of JTRS-capable radios to make them compatible […]

Raytheon [RTN] has completed testing of tri-mode seeker that will be installed on the Air Force’s Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) and is designed to track and hit moving […]