Navy/USMC
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Air Force
F-35 Will Cross Atlantic For International Debut At U.K. Airshows It Missed In 2014
Two years later than originally planned, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has a green light to make its international debut this summer at two airshows in the United Kingdom. Short-takeoff, […]
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Air Force
Next President Will Grapple With Defense Acquisition Bow Wave, Study Finds
After years of stagnant Pentagon budgets, the next presidential administration will face a defense acquisition bow wave in the early 2020s and will need an influx of funding to pay […]
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Army
Army: Lockheed Martin Should Put Up $16 Million To Cover Losses If Oshkosh JLTV Work Halted
A halt in Joint Light Tactical Vehicle production, should Oshkosh [OSK] have to stop work under a federal court order, will cost the Army $3 million per month and add […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed to Offer LRASM for Navy’s Over the Horizon Missile Contest
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is positioning its Long Range Anti Ship Missile (LRASM) as a contender in the Navy’s over-the-horizon missile competition for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) frigate variant, a […]
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Air Force
STRATCOM Commander: Time to Modernize Nuclear Triad
The head of U.S. Strategic Command on Friday tried to strike a balance between advocacy for the modernization of the United States’ nuclear triad and downplaying the nation’s diminished relationship […]
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Navy/USMC
Textron Building First Unmanned Minehunting Boat For LCS
Textron [TXT] is currently constructing the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) unit of an unmanned boat that is the basis for the Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), which […]
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Air Force
Growth in Enemy Technology Drives SOCOM’s Laundry List of Requirements
Special operations component commanders on Wednesday detailed acquisition wish lists that included everything from new drones, precision guided munitions for small boats and laser weapons that can be mounted on […]
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Air Force
F-35 Features Potential For Over-Pressurized Fuel Tanks
The Defense Department last week took a step toward fixing a F-35 fuel system issue first discovered in late 2014. F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) spokesman Joe DellaVedova said Thursday […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Secretary: Slow FMS Process Is Nothing New
Add Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to the host of Pentagon and service officials who would like to see a faster foreign military sales process. The lag in finalizing a deal […]
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Navy/USMC
DDG 1000 On Track For Delivery In April
The Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) will return to the seas for builder’s trials in about a month’s time, and the General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works ship is on […]