Americas * A contract award for the Air Force's Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) may be forthcoming in another two months. The program has been pushed back several times, including in July, and before that, May. The competing contractors submitted their designs early...
Americas * The Defense Department has blocked approval of a move to advance the JSTARS recapitalization program into its demonstration phase, known as Milestone A. The program, intended to field a replacement for the Air Force's fleet of E-8 Joint Surveillance...
Space Fence concept(click to view full) Space is big. Objects in space are very dangerous to each other. Countries that intend to launch objects into space need to know what's out there, in order to avoid disasters like the 2009 collision of 2 orbital satellites. All...
Americas * The Army has launched its T700 engine replacement competition, with the program set to deliver 3,000 new helicopter engines after production begins in 2019. Two companies will be awarded development contracts for the new engine design, with GE Aviation and...
CVR(T) Scimitar(click to view full) If the Baltic States are serious about retaining their post-Soviet independence, they need to field more than just light infantry formations. Light formations with air defense and anti-tank missiles are certainly a very useful first...
Americas * Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings is reportedly considering raising its unsolicited bid price for the United Launch Alliance joint venture, despite a very public rejection of its first $2 billion bid, made earlier this month, by both Lockheed Martin and Boeing. A...
Americas * The government has approved the $9 billion takeover of Sikorsky by Lockheed Martin announced in July, joining approvals from the Japanese and South Korean governments. The Justice Department reportedly led the takeover review, with officials from the...
Americas * The fuselage of the Bell Helicopters V-280 tiltrotor demonstrator aircraft was unveiled by manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems on Tuesday. Assembled by the company's rapid prototyping facility, the fuselage will be combined with the V-280 wing, engines and...
Americas * Lockheed Martin unveiled its bid for the Marines' Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program on Tuesday. The USMC released an engineering & manufacturing development (EMD) Request for Proposals in April, with the program intended to supply the next generation of...