“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.
By Michael MarrowGray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
“It’s hard to make large capital investments when your business is not as healthy as it could be or you want it to be,” said Boeing’s Steve Nordlund. “But that’s the time that you also have to make those hard decisions, so you come out on the other side much stronger.”
By Michael Marrow
A new request for information released by the Air Force shows that future Collaborative Combat Aircraft engines could provide considerable capability, according to an expert, but could also face drawbacks in cost and operations.
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When it comes to delivering small satellites rapidly, Millennium’s Law rules — at least at Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company.
By Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company
A decision to slash procurement of the kits contributed to a 39 percent cost growth over a baseline estimate, causing a “significant” breach.
By Michael Marrow
“A long-term solution is under investigation. Engineering effort will commence once the program is funded,” an Army spokesman told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley Roque
Strong demand for the Joint Strike Fighter means a production crunch is lurking, a top US Air Force general tells Breaking Defense. But expanding production could be risky business for industry.
By Michael Marrow
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
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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.
By Michael Marrow
“We just kind of need to get their no-kidding ground truth of, ‘this is what we think we can deliver and when we think we can deliver it,'” Andrew Hunter, the service’s acquisition chief, said in a Sept. 5 interview at the Pentagon.
By Michael Marrow
Boeing declined to talk about “price and delivery schedule” on a potential F-15EX sale to Warsaw, but clearly has high hopes for Poland as a market.
By Bartosz Głowacki
Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West previously warned that it could take several years until the company’s struggling defense sector turns a profit.
By Michael Marrow
The Navy confirms Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are officially vying for the right to build its next-gen fighter.
By Justin Katz and Michael Marrow Indonesian and Boeing representatives signed a memorandum of understanding for the advanced version of the F-15, but did not specify timelines or pricetags.
By Michael Marrow
Obtaining the technical data packages from the two prime contractors will enable the Air Force to conduct more maintenance on its own and facilitate greater competition for sustainment contracts.
By Michael Marrow
