Navy/USMC
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Air ForceLockheed Martin: F-22 and F-35 Oxygen Systems ‘Very Different’
The oxygen generating systems for pilots aboard the F-22 and F-35 are “very different,” but Lockheed Martin [LMT] evaluates the lessons learned on the F-22 to ensure problems do not […]
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Air ForceHASC, HAC-D Bills Aligned With Weapons Changes
Two key House panels are proposing to add funding to the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2013 budget this week for equipment including a submarine, Navy cruisers, and unmanned aircraft. The House […]
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ArmyGTV Continues JLTV Work; Awaits Government EMD Selection
The General Tactical Vehicle (GTV) Joint Venture between General Dynamics [GD] and AM General continues work on its Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) offering while the government moves through […]
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CongressSenators Back Adding Sub, Destroyer To Navy Budget
Six senators are calling on the heads of a Senate panel to follow their House counterparts and bolster support for two major Navy shipbuilding programs in the defense budget. The half […]
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InternationalRaytheon’s SM-3 An Option For German Role In Missile Defense, Admiral Says
The German Navy’s fleet of frigates could be upgraded to deploy Raytheon’s [RTN] Standard Missile-3 to participate in NATO’s ballistic missile defense program if the modifications were approved by the […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney’s New Commercial Engine Has Military Potential, Exec. Says
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A new engine developed by Pratt & Whitney for commercial airliners and currently in flight testing contains turbine advances that could eventually wind up on the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Mine Hunting Fleet Gets First Sonar Upgrade
Naval Surface Warfare Center engineers completed the first sonar upgrade to its fleet of mine hunting vessels designed to improve detection in cluttered environments, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Successfully Demos Shadow Hawk Launch From Shadow UAS
Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said it successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct […]
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Air ForceContractors Team To Vie For Potential $3 Billion MRAP Support Work
DynCorp International, Force Protection Industries [GD], Oshkosh Defense [OSK] and McLane Advanced Technologies yesterday unveiled a new joint venture, Mission Readiness, to compete for a potential $3 billion-plus contract for […]
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ArmyAeroVironment To Provide Marines With Raven UAS
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] yesterday said in March it received a $3.6 million firm fixed-price order from the Marines through an existing Army contract. The order includes RQ-11B Raven® small unmanned […]