Pentagon
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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 […]
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PentagonHicks Says Not Seeing ‘Substantial’ Inflation Effect, Possible In Schedule Slips And Supplier Prices
The second highest official in the Defense Department Monday said she has not yet seen significant inflation effects in the military budget, but the department is watching out for signs […]
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Air ForceF-35 Joint Simulation Environment Not Dependent on Nine Algorithms in Legal Dispute, DoD Says
The development of the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter is not dependent on nine algorithms in a legal dispute before the Armed Services Board […]
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PentagonDoD Draws $1.5 Billion To Replenish Stockpiles, LaPlante Says Goal Is For ‘One-To-One Replacement’
Senior Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed the department has officially moved ahead with transfering $1.5 billion to help ramp up production lines and replenish stockpiles of Javelin and Stinger missiles […]
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PentagonGAO: Defense Property Accountability System Inadequate for Real-Time Inventory of F-35
The Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) is inadequate for the real-time inventory of property for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 at 671 government and contractor sites, per a new Government […]
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PentagonAustin Tells Congress He Won’t Allow Critical Munitions Stockpiles To Fall Below Minimum Levels
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Tuesday he would not allow stockpiles of munitions such as Javelin and Stinger missiles to fall below minimum levels, adding that the new $33 […]