The Air Force plans for the system to be integrated by prime contractor Boeing into the F-15E and F-15EX.
By Michael MarrowWhen the stakes for space missions are at their highest, solid rocket motors meet the challenge
Rapid response is crucial in defense, and the instant thrust provided by SRMs provide a tactical advantage.
The Air Force is nearing a decision on whether to recompete an ejection seat contract held by Collins. If the service changes course, it will send shockwaves through the duopoly that fights over every potential ejection seat sale.
By Michael Marrow
To help fight inflation, the Pentagon was given $1.05 billion to disperse to industry. Now, documents reviewed by Breaking Defense and interviews with key officials reveal how and why certain programs won out.
By Michael Marrow and Valerie Insinna
“That’s not going to happen,” one defense industry official told Breaking Defense, adding that there are “distinct differences” in design parameters, materials and fleet sizes that drive higher costs for a sixth-generation fighter versus older, more prolific jets like the F-35 and F-15.
By Valerie Insinna
“It will take time — we’re rebuilding a workforce that needs the experience,” said Mark Sears, Boeing’s vice president for fighters. “For F-15, you can be a good mechanic, but it’s mostly about the number of times to do a job that makes you a good mechanic.”
By Valerie Insinna
Feeling lost on defense budget matters after the August legislative recess? Breaking Defense has a primer for you.
By Valerie Insinna
It remains to be seen how many aircraft Warsaw will commit to, should it go ahead with an order of the US Army aircraft or if a wider industry competition is to begin near term.
By Tim Martin
How L3Harris is empowering the U.S. Space Force to stay ahead
How cutting-edge technology from L3Harris is enabling rapid data processing—and faster, more informed decisions in space defense operations.
In March, Paweł Bejda, secretary of state at Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, told lawmakers more than 150 military contracts are due to be signed this year alone, so a spate of orders could be signed off at MSPO to match such ambition.
By Tim Martin
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY25 defense spending bill adds $21 billion in emergency funding, allowing it to skirt spending caps without triggering sequestration.
By Valerie Insinna
“There’s a lot of conversation internally, could we turn this into a Growler,” Boeing F-15 business development lead Rob Novotny told Breaking Defense. “So we’re looking at some trade work.”
By Michael Marrow
In addition, the US announced it would restart CV-22 flights from Yokota.
By Michael Marrow
The amendment to break congressionally-mandated spending caps, offered by Sen. Roger Wicker, the committee’s top Republican, led SASC Chairman Jack Reed to vote against the bill.
By Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow A second operational fighter is expected to be delivered “in the next couple of weeks,” according to a Boeing spokesperson, averting a potential schedule breach for the F-15EX program.
By Michael Marrow
The $883.7 billion bill makes several major changes to President Joe Biden’s FY25 budget request, including a more narrow approach to transferring Air National Guard units into the Space Force. But budgetary matters will ultimately be decided by congressional appropriators.
By Michael Marrow, Ashley Roque, Justin Katz and Theresa Hitchens
