Defense Daily

By Michael Sirak Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne said last week the Air Force would like to buy an additional 20 F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets on top […]

By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday posted higher third quarter sales and income from continuing operations as most of its operating segments expanded revenues and profits, but net income fell […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force says it intends to task Raytheon [RTN] soon to supply 450 AGM-65 Maverick surface-attack missiles with a new laser guidance section as a near-term […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force’s leadership made the case once again to Congress earlier this week that legislative restrictions on retiring aircraft that have exceeded their useful service lives […]

Boeing [BA] announced earlier this week that it has successfully tested the hydrogen propulsion system of its High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft concept using a Ford Motor Company […]

By Jen DiMascio A developmental weapon that blasts its target with a beam of heat could be on the battlefield as soon as next year, officials said yesterday at a […]

By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers this week expressed frustration about the fact that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) virtual fence program remains behind schedule. During a House Homeland Security Committee […]

By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday reported record third quarter sales and earnings driven by strong organic growth and the company upped its financial guidance for 2007 on higher […]

BAE SYSTEMS and General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems unit yesterday announced the two have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to work collaboratively to support the Army’s Heavy Brigade Combat […]