U.S. Army

By Steve Trimble Dec 08, 2023
Lockheed Martin delivered the first Precision Strike Missile to the Army after qualification testing in November from the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine Dec 07, 2023
Congressional authorizers want a broad relook at U.S. Air Force and Navy tactical aircraft force structure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine Dec 05, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s two electronic warfare pod programs progress toward flight testing and airworthiness certification.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine Dec 04, 2023
The U.S. Army faces a longer wait for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon though DOD officials say the launcher problem should not impact the Navy’s CPS program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine Nov 01, 2023
Epirus' Leonidas Indirect Fire Protection Capability High-Power Microwave is part of a series of new acquisition programs under RCCTO focusing on small UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine Oct 24, 2023
Competitors for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program have started the certification and installation process of the engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay Oct 24, 2023
The new program partners with the U.S. Army Reserve and three MRO schools to give students direct pathway to airline jobs.
Workforce & Training

By Tony Osborne Oct 24, 2023
The UK has been OK’d to purchase up to 3,000 Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) to equip its new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine Oct 19, 2023
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won the latest prototype award, facing off against a team led by L3Harris Technologies.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim Oct 14, 2023
A Near Earth Autonomy-Kaman team and Piasecki Aircraft have won contracts to demonstrate UAVs for the U.S. Army’s HVTOL program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine Oct 13, 2023
GE Aerospace has delivered the second T901 engine for installation in the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble Oct 13, 2023
With Ukrainian and U.S. munitions stockpiles in urgent need of replenishment, a new conflict in Israel could further stretch global supply chains for weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine Oct 11, 2023
The U.S. Army's aggressive goal of fielding 24 prototype systems by the end of fiscal 2023 has reshaped the service’s acquisition process in positive ways.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine Oct 11, 2023
Boeing on Oct. 11 completed the first flight of an upgrade to its AH-64E Apache about two years after an award from the U.S. Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble Oct 11, 2023
A request for information posted on Oct. 11 seeks options for an “emerging requirement” for surveillance platforms capable of sustained flight above 60,000 ft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine Oct 10, 2023
The U.S. Army plans to complete its analysis of alternatives (AOA) on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine Oct 10, 2023
The U.S. Army has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to provide two contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine Oct 09, 2023
The U.S. Army is still looking for a home for its newly developed small, expeditionary multi-domain force in the Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine Oct 09, 2023
Ongoing budget uncertainty on Capitol Hill has raised concerns inside the U.S. Army about its acquisition plans and ability to continue research and development efforts, as a new deadline to pass funding looms.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble Oct 04, 2023
The pending deliveries will allow Sikorsky and Bell to start installing the 3,000-shp-class turboshaft in the prototypes for the Raider X and 360 Invictus, respectively.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Byron Callan Sep 27, 2023
Byron Callan and Sam Bendett join to discuss the Pentagon’s initiative to manufacture masses of uncrewed vehicles with an eye on the Indo-Pacific theater.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble Sep 27, 2023
Two long-range weapon systems are coming online to extend the reach of ground-launch fires far beyond the 300-km limit of the Army Tactical Missile System.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble Sep 26, 2023
Textron and Griffon will compete for the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System development contract after the U.S. Army has eliminated three other teams.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine Sep 21, 2023
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 21 confirmed the appointments of two more senior military leaders with individual votes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine Sep 21, 2023
The Senate on Sept. 20 confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Budget, Policy & Operations