B-21, Columbia-class among programs hit under longterm CR, military leaders warn
Congress has about a week to pass a stopgap funding bill by the end of Sept. 30, when FY 2024 ends and government money runs out.
Lockheed announces new ‘extreme range’ version of JASSM cruise missile
Lockheed is putting its own funds toward early development work on the missile, which could “significantly” expand the missile’s reach past the JASSM and the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile variants currently being produced for the Air Force and Navy, said Michael Rothstein, Lockheed’s vice president of air weapons and sensors.
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Air Force wants to retire 250 aircraft as part of $188B FY25 budget request
“We're very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we've submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities that are essential to the nation.”
Row erupts over ‘mind-bogglingly stupid’ drone cut; Lockheed, Raytheon nab $1B Aussie PGM deal
On lawmaker said the drone program was a "rare defense project that was going to deliver new combat capability in just a few years and is shelved after a decade worth of planning and investment."
Senate cut to F-35C will delay ‘critical’ capabilities: Navy
In response to lawmakers, Navy says budget cuts will add $700 million long-term to retrofit fighters.
B-21 Speeds To IOC; ARRW Test Slated For Next Month: Ray
The B-21 program will not undertake traditional "block upgrades" to beef up future performance, says Air Force Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray. Instead, it will incrementally add new capabilities as they become available.
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AFRL Moves To Equip Cargo Planes With Bombs In a Box
WASHINGTON: With its latest contract to Lockheed Martin, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has taken another step in its effort to rapidly develop a capability to drop bombs and launch cruise missiles to augment the shrinking fleet of long-range bombers. The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract, announced yesterday and worth $25 million over 18 […]
More B-21s Likely; B-1s To Carry Up To 8 Hypersonic Weapons
The U.S. has 156 bombers today. But the Air Force is committed to boasting 386 squadrons, up 75 from its total today. "Certainly," Gen. Timothy Ray said, "that means good growth for the bombers."
Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market
It's a global coming-out party for the precision munition, already used by the Israeli Air Force in Syria.