Lockheed wins competition to build next-gen interceptor

Lockheed wins competition to build next-gen interceptor
Lockheed wins competition to build next-gen interceptor

The Missile Defense Agency recently accelerated plans to pick a winning vendor, a decision previously planned for next year.

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US defense industrial strength is our first line of defense

US defense industrial strength is our first line of defense
US defense industrial strength is our first line of defense

Successful implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy may very well be the deciding factor in our future as a global military power.

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As US funding remains in limbo, Northrop chases exports for F-16 EW suite

As US funding remains in limbo, Northrop chases exports for F-16 EW suite
As US funding remains in limbo, Northrop chases exports for F-16 EW suite

Two international customers so far have signed on to buy Northrop’s Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite, and the company hopes more could be in the works.

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Space Force effort to replace aging space tracking software lagging: DOT&E

Space Force effort to replace aging space tracking software lagging: DOT&E
Space Force effort to replace aging space tracking software lagging: DOT&E

“[P]roduct development has been slower than anticipated, and the projected date to decommission SPADOC continues to extend further to late FY24, a delay of more than two years from the original timeline,” according to the 2023 Annual Report of the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test & Evaluation.

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L3Harris to sell commercial aviation business for $800 million

L3Harris to sell commercial aviation business for $800 million
L3Harris to sell commercial aviation business for $800 million

The sale could help L3Harris pay down debt and focus as a defense supplier.

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L3Harris plans next electronic warfare Viper Shield ‘drop’ in December

L3Harris plans next electronic warfare Viper Shield ‘drop’ in December
L3Harris plans next electronic warfare Viper Shield ‘drop’ in December

The new Viper Shield electronic warfare suite, meant to help foreign F-16 customers fend off modern EW threats, will be ready for production in late 2025, L3Harris told Breaking Defense in Dubai.

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Next-gen GPS ground system expected to come online this summer: Calvelli

Next-gen GPS ground system expected to come online this summer: Calvelli
Next-gen GPS ground system expected to come online this summer: Calvelli

“Big software developments fail,” said Air Force space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli. “You have to go to smaller systems.”

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L3Harris, Australia’s NIOA team to produce domestic ‘rocket motors, boosters and warheads’

L3Harris, Australia’s NIOA team to produce domestic ‘rocket motors, boosters and warheads’
L3Harris, Australia’s NIOA team to produce domestic ‘rocket motors, boosters and warheads’

The new partnership aims to stand up a “multi-user rocket motor facility” in Australia that can meet needs for munitions and space launch.

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As regional tensions rise, US defense firms still bound for Dubai Airshow

As regional tensions rise, US defense firms still bound for Dubai Airshow
As regional tensions rise, US defense firms still bound for Dubai Airshow

“It feels a little like the uncertainty around COVID, but no companies are pulling out,” Eric Fanning, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association, told Breaking Defense.

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Lockheed on ‘campaign-like’ hunt for new solid rocket motor supplier – or suppliers

Lockheed on ‘campaign-like’ hunt for new solid rocket motor supplier – or suppliers
Lockheed on ‘campaign-like’ hunt for new solid rocket motor supplier – or suppliers

“This is a broad and in a way campaign-like approach to strengthening our own supply chain and enabling multiple sources, really for even beyond our company for our industry, which I think is important,” Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said of his firm’s endeavor to field a new solid rocket motor supplier.

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Northrop nabs $705M Air Force award for new F-35 air-to-ground missile

Northrop nabs $705M Air Force award for new F-35 air-to-ground missile
Northrop nabs $705M Air Force award for new F-35 air-to-ground missile

The Air Force’s $705 million award for Phase 2 of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is targeting initial operational capability by 2026, Northrop Grumman says.

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Lockheed in ‘late stage negotiations’ with unnamed solid rocket motor supplier: CEO

Lockheed in ‘late stage negotiations’ with unnamed solid rocket motor supplier: CEO
Lockheed in ‘late stage negotiations’ with unnamed solid rocket motor supplier: CEO

After failed bid to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne, Lockheed is “endeavoring… to create another supplier,” CEO Jim Taiclet told lawmakers.

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Austria picks Embraer’s C-390 for airlift recap

Austria picks Embraer’s C-390 for airlift recap
Austria picks Embraer’s C-390 for airlift recap

Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner reportedly said a contract for the new jets should be inked by the first half of 2024.

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Air Force gets first Red Hawk trainer, Compass Call electronic warfare jet

Air Force gets first Red Hawk trainer, Compass Call electronic warfare jet
Air Force gets first Red Hawk trainer, Compass Call electronic warfare jet

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.

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