How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
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Army eyes more HADES jets, but program isn’t ‘full steam ahead’
An Army spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the current plan is for the service to acquire six production aircraft and three prototypes for the HADES program.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
SNC buys first non-prototype Bombardier jet for Army HADES program
SNC said the first prototype is scheduled to be delivered some time this year.
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How a mid-tier landed the Air Force’s “Doomsday” plane
From SAOC to other programs, open architecture and government-owned data cut sustainment costs and speed modernization.
SNC, Applied Intuition team up for air defense
The partnership will chiefly focus on missile defense and counter-drone operations, using Applied Intuition’s software for vehicle autonomy among other features, paired with SNC defense systems.
Embraer, SNC pushing A-29 for counter-drone mission
"You don't need a bespoke F-35 at eleventy billion dollars an hour, right? You can do this in a very cost-effective way,” Ray Fitzgerald, senior vice president for strategy at SNC, told Breaking Defense.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
SNC receives second Bombardier jet for Army’s HADES program
“Using government-furnished Bombardier Global 6500 jets, the HADES prototypes will be the first Army-owned, large-cabin business jets utilized as aerial ISR platforms,” SNC said in a press release today.
Red 6 wins deal to bring augmented reality to F-16s
The company’s helmet-mounted ATARS system can project images of adversary threats like enemy jets for real pilots flying in a cockpit.
SNC unveils Freedom Trainer, latest entrant to Navy competition
SNC is entering a crowded field for the Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System program, going up against teams led by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Textron and a little-known firm called Stavatti.
Golden Dome teamup: SNC, AV announce joint agreement
The two firms are focused on the lower tier aspect of Golden Dome, such as small drones and cruise missiles.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
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New defense technologies, partnerships and approaches: Changing the defense industrial paradigm
Effective collaboration with partners requires open architectures for rapid configuration of missions and platforms.
Army eyeing ISR portfolio pivot, plans tests for 1,000-mile range launched effect
One Army official acknowledged that the future High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) might go through a program change.
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A key cog in the AUKUS defense industrial base is taking shape in Australia
AUKUS Pillar 2 is driving supply chain innovation and resiliency for non-submarine technologies that are key to the three-way industrial partnership.
Budget impasse risks ‘Doomsday’ plane delay, SNC says
“I'm ramping up my work. I'm adding new facilities, I'm adding infrastructure, I'm adding cost. That cost has to be carried by someone,” SNC’s Jon Piatt told Breaking Defense.