Friday, April 19, 2024
Briana Reilly was a Pentagon emerging tech reporter until December 2022. She previously covered the Air Force for Inside Defense after joining the publication in June 2021. Before that, she spent five years covering state politics and government in Wisconsin for The Capital Times and WisPolitics.com.
Lockheed Martin executives are looking to "evaluate all of our options" after the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit to block a proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Lockheed's chief executive said during an earnings call today. (UPDATED)
The Air Force Research Laboratory is partnering with SpaceX under a five-year, $102 million contract to explore the military potential of point-to-point transport -- the first deal awarded to a launch vehicle provider as part of the Rocket Cargo program.
The Air Force is looking at developing a long-term contract for acquiring parts to support the A-10 after lawmakers in their Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act again barred the service from retiring the Warthog.
The Air Force is planning to gather industry partners for a May meeting to bolster collaboration between business and government in hypersonics-related independent research and development, a recent notice shows.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said the service is moving forward with the first capability release tied to the Advanced Battle Management System "as planned," and officials are still on track to proceed with a second incremental one following his review of the program.
The Air Force is seeking to establish a permanent foreign military sales pilot training center to provide initial F-35 training and pilot production for countries planning to purchase the jets, a recently filed environmental notice shows.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking at technological fixes and other investments to help quicken defense contracting and bolster existing transition strategies, one of a series of future priorities officials are working on to make progress.
Defense officials plan to release an analysis of alternatives surrounding the now-declassified Ground Moving Target Indicator satellite program in late spring, the chief of space operations said today, as the Space Force gears up to focus on further force design work in the service’s third year.
Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, will be joining the Space Force in July to help shape the service's acquisition function, AFRL announced today.
As Blue Origin explores point-to-point space cargo transport under a newly signed deal with U.S. Transportation Command, the company is setting its sights on both a technically viable and "economically feasible" solution while officials consider the capability's military potential.
The Air Force's chief digital transformation officer is hopeful that a recent hackathon could begin informing defense officials on how to "buy better" by leveraging collected data to shape acquisition decisions.
While the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act stipulates certain acquisition authorities the Space Development Agency will retain amid its move to the Space Force this coming fall, the agency's head said today officials are still hashing out the details as they await input from a key nominee.
The Air Force One recapitalization effort could see a new schedule baseline this quarter, as recent issues have pushed back the anticipated timeline for delivering the two aircraft.
Collins Aerospace will give the B-52 bomber a new electric power generation system, the company announced today.
The first production unit of the Air Force's B61-12 has been delivered, following a schedule delay that set back the bomb's arrival by nearly two years.
Companies involved in the Air Force's autonomous aircraft teaming endeavor are welcoming efforts to include two classified drone programs involving bombers and fighters in the upcoming budget request, with one industry official saying the move reflects the service's acknowledgment that it now has the tools "ready to start answering these needs."
A new Defense Department inspector general audit found that while the Space Force has enabled successful launches from its bases in Florida and California, the service lacked spare parts needed to replace range item components -- a shortage that in some cases could lead to data loss, delay or an aborted mission.
Blue Origin has joined U.S. Transportation Command's effort to explore the potential military use of space cargo transport capabilities, marking officials' third cooperative research and development agreement in this arena.
The Air Force’s chief scientist wants to see officials leverage directed energy “to further enable and support” the service’s agile combat employment strategy, as she advocates "thinking outside the box” when considering use cases for those technologies.
The Space Development Agency estimates it will award a contract for the ground operations and integration component of its Tranche 1 Transport Layer in June 2022, according to a new pre-solicitation notice.