Pentagon
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Air ForceDefense Innovation Unit, U.S. Air Force, and NASA Working on Blended Wing Body Demonstrator
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the U.S. Air Force, and NASA are collaborating on the Blended Wing Body (BWB) demonstrator. DIU hopes to have the demonstrator ready to fly […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin to Launch Three Satellites in 2023 to Advance Joint All-Domain Operations
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that it plans to launch three company developed satellites next year to help demonstrate Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO). The effort is part of the company’s Space-Augmented […]
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InternationalGroup of Senators Backs Consideration of 4th Generation Fighters for Ukraine
A group of senators is urging the Biden administration to consider supplying Ukraine with fourth-generation fighters to help the country repel Russian forces, which annexed Crimea in 2014 and invaded […]
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Unmanned SystemsSOCOM Commander: Disrupting Supply Chains for Adversary Drones Will Be Key
Disrupting supply chains for drones made by U.S. adversaries will be an important undertaking for the Pentagon to ensure U.S. air superiority in future conflicts, U.S. Special Operations Commander Army […]
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PentagonF-35 Program and Lockheed Martin Look for Way Forward on Data Rights
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are coming to terms on data rights language to be included in the Lot 15-17 contract for the fighter, the JPO […]
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Air ForceF-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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CongressCongress 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 ForceF-35 Program Expects to Close Two Category 1B Deficiencies by End of Year
The F-35 program has fixed one of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter’s Category 1B deficiencies and looks to resolve another two by the end of the year, while the remaining […]
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PentagonValiant Shield Exercise Included Provision of Targeting Information on Simulated Targets by Raytheon’s Multi-Program Testbed, Company Says
Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Multi-Program Testbed (RMT)–a converted 727–collected data on a simulated sea-based threat and provided targeting solutions to other assets in the western Pacific this month during the Pentagon’s […]
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PentagonGeneral Electric Looks to Adapt XA100 Engine for F-35B
This year, General Electric [GE] plans to deliver a report to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) on how the company could adapt its XA100 engine for the U.S. Marine […]