Retirement. Air Combat Commander Commander Gen. James “Mike” Holmes expects to retire at the end of August, the commander said June 22 during a Mitchell Institute webinar. Earlier in June, the Trump administration announced that Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly was nominated to replace Holmes as ACC ...
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New AFWERX Virtual Event. AFWERX will host a digital JADC2 prototyping demonstration event between June 15-22, the Air Force said Friday. The event follows a series of service-led meetings and efforts over the past two months to attract companies who could provide solutions for key technologies. ...
The Navy’s top acquisition official on Thursday said as of last week the Navy pushed out contracts 32 percent faster than last year as it works to mitigate effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. “When I looked at the numbers…as of last Friday we had put on contract $88.52 billion this fiscal ...
COMSATCOM Plan. The Space Force will have additional details regarding its plan to acquire commercial satellite communications as a service this summer, Clare Grayson, the head of the service’s COMSATCOM office, said Wednesday at the annual SATELLITE conference. The “transformational” plan ...
Selva Out, Hyten in the Wings. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, the 10th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired last Wednesday after a 39-year career. Over his career, Selva served as the commander of U.S. Transportation Command and flew 3,300 hours as a command pilot in aircraft including ...
The State Department said Friday it has approved a $123 million deal with Germany for AARGM tactical missiles and a $250 million agreement with Morocco to continue support for the country’s F-16 fleet. Germany has requested to purchase up to 91 AGM-88E AARGM missiles and eight captive air ...
Global Smart Weapons Market Research Report 2019 - Manufacturers Formulate Innovative Strategies to Gain Competitive Edge PR Newswire DUBLIN, June 24, 2019 DUBLIN, June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Smart Weapons: Global Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts" report has been added to ...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Captive carry-testing of an extended-range variant of the Navy’s anti-radiation missile is expected to begin in fiscal year 2020 and be followed by flight-testing some time in FY ’21, a service official said on Monday. The Navy and prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] ...
The acquisition last year of Orbital ATK combined with strong results in the company’s Aerospace Systems led to a solid opening quarter for Northrop Grumman [NOC], with sales and earnings higher and the outlook for earnings higher this year. Net income increased 3 percent to $863 million, $5.06 ...
The Navy has developed a new Offensive Missile Strategy (OMS) to replace an older plan and focusing on sustaining relevant weapons, upgrading existing systems, and developing new strike missile capabilities. The Offensive Missile Strategy replaces the former Cruise Missile Strategy that outlined ...