Lockheed Martin may be feeling the financial hit of continued delays to Technology Refresh 3 for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into 2026, executives said today during the company's year-end earnings call. (UPDATED)
Friday, May 16, 2025
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Lockheed Martin may be feeling the financial hit of continued delays to Technology Refresh 3 for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into 2026, executives said today during the company's year-end earnings call. (UPDATED)
The Space Development Agency released a draft request for proposals for the next set of Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture low-Earth orbit satellites last week as well as a call for feedback on instating a new standard for optical communications terminals.
The Space Development Agency is seeking proposals for capabilities that could "enable leap-ahead improvements" for future tranches of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
The LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile system is progressing toward flight testing, now-former Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter told Inside Defense, even as officials re-baseline the program.
Norwegian F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have flown for the first time with sustainable aviation fuel, leading jet-maker Lockheed Martin today to approve the use of similar fuels in the F-35.
In his farewell address, outgoing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall called on airmen and guardians to continue to "speak truth to power" and defend the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
The incoming presidential administration should reconsider where it spends money and prioritize strategic locations for a fight with China rather than maintaining legacy installations that don't currently present a challenge, outgoing service Secretary Frank Kendall said today.
Though the Defense Department continues to talk about supporting commercial innovation and speeding acquisition, a former Trump administration official said space programs won’t be able to match the speed of technological advancement with the current acquisition and regulatory processes.
The National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the last production unit of the B61-12 Life Extension Program, according to a Tuesday announcement.
The Space Development Agency will host an industry day next month for a pool of prime contractors and potential payload vendors for its second set of demonstration and technology satellites through its Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (HALO) effort.
The Air Force and Navy awarded Raytheon a combined $282 million for the next Small Diameter Bomb Increment II lot, the Defense Department announced last month.
In a bid to provide warfighters with rapidly responsive communications or intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, the Air Force awarded up to $99 million to a company making micro high-altitude balloons.
Defense Under Secretary Heidi Shyu has tasked the Defense Science Board with studying and providing recommendations on how prepared the Defense Department is to survive against and respond to a nuclear attack, according to a letter posted this week.
The Space Development Agency has resorted to testing its Link 16 connections outside of the U.S. as Federal Aviation Administration approval remains out of reach, leading to extended timelines and higher costs, SDA director Derek Tournear said.
The Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense should transfer billets to the Space Force to grow the new service without adding to the Defense Department personnel total, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) said today.
The Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office last week released a provisional schedule for the COMSATCOM services the Defense Department will be seeking in calendar year 2025.
ORLANDO -- The Space Development Agency will post its request for proposals tomorrow for program integration for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3, SDA Director Derek Tournear announced today.
ORLANDO -- The Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office's watchdog satellites are set to go online next year, according to the head of U.S. Space Command.
Moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama as President-elect Trump has promised would be costly and disconnect the fully operational command from a community of space experts, analysts told Inside Defense, while a major congressional supporter touted what he considers security benefits and long-term cost benefits at the proposed new location.
ORLANDO -- U.S. Space Command's top requirement is weapon systems that can defeat space assets, whether through cyber, non-kinetic or kinetic attacks, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said today.