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Business/FinancialUrsa Major Opening New Manufacturing Center In Ohio
Rocket motor and engine startup Ursa Major is investing to expand a small manufacturing, and research and development center in Eastern Ohio as it begins to ramp up production in […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Awards Spanish Companies SPY-7 Parts Contracts for Spain Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded purchase orders to several Spanish companies for components of the SPY-7 radar used on the Spanish Navy F-110 frigate. The company awarded contracts to Spain’s Indra, […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Strategic Capital Office Wants Feedback From Lenders, Companies On Loan Program
The Defense Department’s new Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) on Wednesday issued two Requests for Information (RFI) to financial institutions and companies seeking feedback related to a loan program being […]
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WeaponsMako Missile Offered by Lockheed Martin For Close and Standoff Missions
In development since 2017, Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Mako missile did not enter Phase 2 in the U.S. Air Force Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) competition last year, but the company is […]
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ArmyArmy’s IBCS Roadmap Includes Connecting In C-UAS Capabilities By 2030
The Army’s roadmap for its new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) includes connecting in counter-drone capabilities by 2030, a lead official said Tuesday. “Eventually, by 2030, […]
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Navy/USMCDoD Legislative Affairs Official To Serve As Navy’s Interim Number Two Civilian
A Defense Department official serving in a top legislative affairs position has been selected to fill in for the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy once Erik Raven […]
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Unmanned SystemsNORAD and U.S. Northern Command Plan C-sUAS Exercise This Fall
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command are to hold the Falcon Peak 2025 (FP 25) counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) experiment this fall in Colorado […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Expects PTMU Contract In Next Few Months
The F-35 Joint Program Office said that Lockheed Martin [LMT] will be responsible for integrating a Power Thermal Management Unit (PTMU) on the company-built fighter to accommodate higher cooling and […]
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Unmanned SystemsGE Aerospace, Kratos Developing Low-Cost Engines With Plans For Production To Meet CCA, UAS Needs
GE Aerospace [GE] and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] on Monday said they have been jointly developing small affordable engines to power unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned collaborative combat […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky Nears Testbed For HEX VTOL Demonstrator, Pursuing Several Hybrid Electric Concepts
Sikorsky [LMT] plans to have the power systems tested for its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX VTOL) demonstrator aircraft ready by year’s end to begin ground runs in 2025, […]
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