This week on The Break Out, we explore the US military's newest tranche of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before visiting a training facility in northern Europe.
BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace have also inked new framework deals designed to boost munition production over the coming years.
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BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia, General Dynamics Mission Systems and Thales said they would work collaboratively to design a tri-national command system as a "shared solution for Australia and the UK which builds on General Dynamics' existing AN/BYG-1 system" used by the US.
The document, dated Oct. 20, and marked as controlled unclassified information, sheds additional light onto the Army's plans to host a new competition.
Execs and officials hope that GCAP can open doors for Japan's defense industrial base to expand.
The Air Force plans for the system to be integrated by prime contractor Boeing into the F-15E and F-15EX.
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
“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.”
“Since not everything that we contracted for has been delivered, payment is also not complete. We will not pay for that which we have not yet received,” said Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter.
“If the… 58-cal cannon solution can't deliver on a timeline we want, what are the other options? That can be munitions…new munitions with old cannons and it can be different cannons,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.
A decision to slash procurement of the kits contributed to a 39 percent cost growth over a baseline estimate, causing a “significant” breach.
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
To meet the program's delayed production decision, set for February 2025, the T-7A will need to qualify its escape system and finish its flight control software, though officials expressed confidence the jet could achieve the goal.
Strix is a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft that can be stuffed in a standard shipping container and can carry a range of weapons, including the AGM-114 Hellfire, Brimstone, APKWS II 70mm laser-guided rockets and the AGM-179 JAGM-MR.
A redesign already trimmed the troop compartment from nine passengers to six, BAE says. Want to upgrade the engine? Load new software? Add a drone-killing laser? Unlike on the old Bradley, there’s plenty of room.
The MoD’s Richard Burton was unable to provide any specific details regarding the maiden flight, but said the plane would be a low-observable aircraft. Other details remain “highly sensitive."