Boeing today announced its major suppliers for construction of the KC-46A refueling tanker, of which the company plans to deliver 18 combat-ready aircraft by 2017.
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Boeing today announced its major suppliers for construction of the KC-46A refueling tanker, of which the company plans to deliver 18 combat-ready aircraft by 2017.
As part of a major series of upgrades at Air Force Global Strike Command, the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile force recently received a new propulsion system, and more than half of the B-2 stealth bomber fleet has been outfitted with an improved radar, the command's top general said today.
Lockheed Martin today announced the launch of a snazzy new website for the Joint Strike Fighter, www.F35.com.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill would require Lockheed Martin, the Joint Strike Fighter's prime contractor, to absorb 100 percent of all cost overruns on the production lot now under negotiation.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates today advocated against closing any overseas military bases, claiming that an American military presence in Europe has both helped maintain NATO's military capability and lowered the cost of transporting troops into theater.
A key congressional panel wants to provide $45 million to the Air Force's overseas contingency operations accounts to replenish missiles and ammunition used in military operations in Libya, according to documents released on June 13.
The Air Force's classified programs could be funded by about $1 billion less in fiscal year 2012 than the level requested by the service, documents reviewed by InsideDefense.com suggest.
Delays in operational testing of the latest version of the MQ-9 Reaper and other concerns have led House appropriators to trim the Air Force's FY-12 request for MQ-9 funding by $145 million, according to documents reviewed by InsideDefense.com.
The House Appropriations Committee wants to boost the amount of research and development funding for the Air Force's next-generation bomber by $100 million above the Defense Department's request, according to documents reviewed by InsideDefense.com.
Boeing's production line for the FA-18 E/F Super Hornet could handle a moderate surge if the Pentagon or foreign countries decide to purchase additional aircraft while waiting on the Joint Strike Fighter, the company's top military aircraft executive said today.
Funding a second engine for the Joint Strike Fighter would cost the Defense Department $480 million over the next year, according to the Pentagon’s acquisition chief.
The contractors building the Joint Strike Fighter's second engine are setting aside about $100 million to fund the development and testing of the engine in fiscal year 2012, with testing to be conducted at a contractor-owned facility, according to a statement issued today.
The Air Force's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters are struggling with major structural and engine problems, a situation that could cause headaches for the service until the fleet's recapitalization later on this decade.
Lockheed Martin, the Joint Strike Fighter's prime contractor, has responded positively to an invitation to testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday.
A House panel has called on the Defense Department to preserve items related to the Joint Strike Fighter's second engine to allow for the resumption of work on the propulsion system "after a period of idleness."
A Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee is expected to spearhead another effort to kill the Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine program in the next few weeks.
A House Armed Services subcommittee today moved to prohibit the Joint Strike Fighter program from spending money to improve the performance of its primary engine unless it also obligates funds for a second engine, potentially keeping the "alternate engine" alive even after it was voted down by the House in February and officially killed by the Defense Department last week.
Representatives from four of the most prominent helicopter manufacturers operating in the United States -- Sikorsky, AgustaWestland, Boeing and EADS-North America -- expressed excitement this week about competing for two multibillion-dollar Air Force helicopter projects in the coming years.
Lockheed Martin stands to earn as much as $52.5 million in 2011 if it can meet five key benchmarks associated with the Joint Strike Fighter's development schedule, the company's chief executive officer said today.
Joint Strike Fighter lead contractor Lockheed Martin has submitted its contract proposal for the fifth production lot of the F-35, the first step in a contracting process likely to last through the summer and into the fall.