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Air ForcePayload, Specialty Munitions Among Reasons CENTCOM May Have Requested Use of CONUS B-1s
Higher payloads and specialty munitions may have been behind the request by U.S. Central Command for U.S.-based B-1B bombers for the Feb. 2 air strikes on more than 85 Iranian-linked […]
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Business/FinancialTerran Orbital Works Out Differences With Concerned Shareholders
Terran Orbital [LLAP] on Monday said it has reached agreement with a group of investors that had been seeking management and other changes, including the replacement of current CEO Marc […]
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Business/FinancialBAE Systems Acquires Developer Of Heavy Lift Heavy Lift Unmanned Quadcopters
Britain’s BAE Systems last Friday said it has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer and manufacturer of a family of heavy lift drones for commercial and military logistics applications. Terms of […]
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Business/FinancialHII Ends 2023 With Strong Fourth Quarter
HII [HII] on Thursday reported strong top and bottom-line results for the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by a legal matter and an insurance settlement, and gains across its operating […]
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Air ForceAutonomy Prime Fly-Off to Focus on Alternative Navigation
The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, released an Innovative Capabilities Opening for Autonomy Prime on Jan. 31 to develop low-cost autonomous technologies for the service and to conduct a […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWorking Date: 30 Nuke Cores a Year By 2028, Los Alamos Director Says
The Los Alamos National Laboratory should be able to produce 30 nuclear weapon cores annually by 2028, the lab’s director said here Wednesday. “At the moment the plan we’re working […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs Potential $500 Million Deal With Croatia For Eight UH-60M Black Hawks
The State Department has approved a potential $500 million deal with Croatia for the sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on […]
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SpaceFirefly Added As Launch Provider For NRO
Fledgling launch vehicle manufacturer Firefly Aerospace last week said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has selected the company to provide the company’s Alpha rocket under a potential $700 million contract […]
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SpaceNGA Awards $794 Million R&D Contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) said on Jan. 26 that it has awarded a $794 million umbrella contract to Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH], Lockheed Martin [LMT], Fairfax, Va.-based Reinventing Geospatial, […]
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ArmyGeneral Atomics Flies New Gray Eagle 25M For The First Time
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently conducted the first flight of the Gray Eagle (GE) 25M UAS, the latest variant of the drone that features an updated engine and […]
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