Sikorsky [UTX] program officials say they can deliver an armed aerial scout (AAS) for the Army program at $15 million per copy for the 428 aircraft the service potentially would buy to replace the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The S-97 Raider design packages mature advanced technology in an affordable new way that gives you twice the capability of a conventional helicopter. Some 70 years after Igor Sikorsky first flew an efficient vertical lift design, the company is using a similar approach--taking…
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The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]
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A bipartisan group of six House legislators have introduced the Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act–a bill to improve drone collaboration between the U.S. and Ukraine. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the […]
Will $4 Billion For SB-AMTI/Space Data Network Backbone In Supplemental Reduce Or Add To Planned Funding For Systems In Reconciliation?
Nearly all of the Department of the Air Force’s fiscal 2027 procurement and research and development (R&D) budget for space-based air moving target indication (SB-AMTI) and the Space Data Network […]
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House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Marine Corps’ […]