:

Special Operations

General Atomics Mojave Drone May Fit SOCOM and USAF Visions

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, December 9th, 2021

SHARE:

General Atomics Mojave Drone May Fit SOCOM and USAF Visions

General Atomics said that it flew a prototype of its Mojave drone last summer (General Atomics Photo)

General Atomics said on Dec. 9 that it has debuted a new drone, called Mojave, that is to be capable of short take-off and landing (STOL) in 400 to 600 feet and to have a carriage of up to 16 Lockheed Martin [LMT] Hellfire missiles or similar munitions. The company believes the Mojave may find a place in U.S. Special Operations Command's Armed Overwatch program. Mojave, if proven out, also would fit in with the U.S. Air Force's vision of…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]