COVID-19: Farnborough Cancellation Another Blow For Defense Biz
"Looking ahead, defense acquisition is in uncharted territory," says Air Force acquisition head Will Roper of the effects of the COVID-19 virus.
Up the Buy ASAP: Fixing American Airpower
Double the buy rate on F-35A starting in 2020 and plan on a minimum of 200 B-21 bombers built in rapid fashion. That will begin to get to the Air Force that America needs to meets the challenges of the future.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
EXCLUSIVE: What Multi Domain C2 May Look Like: Raytheon’s Rick Yuse
The video will give you an idea of what may become the combat center of the future, but one dispersed around the world, instead of being concentrated in a few hyper-secure (but potentially targetable) facilities.
Will UK’s ‘Tempest’ Fighter End In A Teapot?
There's been a great deal of dismissive skepticism among the cognoscenti gathered here.
Romania Inches Forward On Major Attack Helo Deal
Romania, a NATO ally, is nervously watching Russian moves in the Black Sea, is spending big on American military kit.
Artificial Intel, Buying Software And Old Planes: Farnborough Air Show
Will this result in more operations like the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston, where coders join airmen to build useful software? Perhaps it will mean the service will hire civilian coders or train airmen to write code.
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Not just selling into the kingdom, but building partnership with Saudi Arabia’s defense industry
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
Navy’s New EW Jammer to be Ready in 2022
FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW The U.S. Navy hopes to start flying its Next Generation Jammer some time next year, though the system won’t reach operational capability until 2022, said Navy Capt. Michael Orr, program manager for the service’s electronic attack systems. As it stands now the Navy’s principal airborne electronic attack systems relies on technology developed […]
Pentagon Wants Industry to be Smart on Cyber, But No Plan Yet
Under constant cyber attack, the Pentagon is struggling to find ways to incorporate cyber security as part of the contracting process.
Army, Navy Buy Raytheon’s Coyote Drone Weapon
FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW: The US Army, witnessing the expanding use of commercial and light miltiary drones around the world, has bought Raytheon’s tube-launched Coyote drone to find, target and destroy them. The contract includes Raytheon’s KRFS radar. The Army is deploying the system. The company would not say how large the contract is, but […]
Raytheon Touts Aircraft Cyber Protection; Jordan Signs Deal
Raytheon has developed cyber tools to warn pilots and maintainers if their systems have been compromised and to find vulnerabilities. The company announced a contract today here to provide Jordan with cybersecurity for the planes that fly the royal family,
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Breaking the Pentagon’s new bottleneck of time
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
Raytheon’s DAS Sensor: Weighs Less, Uses Less Power, Lockheed Says
FARNBOURGH AIR SHOW: When Lockheed Martin bumped North Grumman’s Disgtributed Aperture System from the F-35 program in favor one offered by Raytheon, analysts were shocked. it largely drove Northrop out of a significant segment of the electro-optical sensor market and was believed to significantly reduce the company’s revenue over the life of the F-35. Greg […]
U.S. Has Already Sold More Weapons This Year Than All 2017: $47B
Trump's America First policies are paying off for U.S. weapons manufacturers.
Transforming The RAF: F-35B, Carriers, Typhoon TyTAN, & More
The future of the RAF is on display at the Farnborough Air Show. With the F-35, the RAF is part of the multi-domain airpower transformation and will work closely with European allies, notably in reshaping Northern Tier Defense. With the Typhoon, the RAF is seeking a modernized aircraft reworked to compliment the F-35 but with a yet undetermined relationship with its European partners. And the A330MRTT and A400M aircraft, as well as MBDA missiles, are part of a broader context of resolving Brexit.
Few Fighters Fly At Farnborough; F-35B Zips By
FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW: Are the biggest air shows becoming no-fly zones for military aircraft? Dominated today by the seemingly unending competition between Airbus and Boeing to see who announces the most commercial aircraft orders, this year’s show offers a very thin gruel of military aircraft flights or military aircraft on display. A UK F-35B flew […]