MilitaryU.S. State Department Clears $7.3 Billion for F-16 Viper Mid-Life Upgrade The U.S. State Department has approved an up to $7.3 billion foreign military sale to Poland of the Lockheed Martin F-16 Viper Midlife Upgrade, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Wednesday.…
MilitaryL3Harris and Northrop Grumman Moving Ahead on F-16 Electronic Warfare Suites - Sept. 19 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—L3Harris Technologies said that its site in Clifton, N.J., several weeks ago began the build of 166 AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suites for F-16 fighters in six…
MilitaryRTX’s Pratt & Whitney Receives $1.3 Billion F135 Engine Core Upgrade Contract - Oct. 1 RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney has received a more than $1.3 billion cost plus incentive fee contract for the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter, DoD said on…
MilitaryUSAF Building New Site for Testing B-2 Flight Component RCS and Antenna Calibration By September next year, the U.S. Air Force is to establish a new Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility (CAACF) at Hill AFB, Utah for testing flight components’ radar cross section (RCS) and…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded $5.1 Billion in F-35 Contracts Lockheed Martin is receiving $5.1 billion in three contracts for the F-35 Lightning II fighter, including Block 4 related upgrades, DoD said on Aug. 28. The largest contract–$3.9 billion through September 2028–is…
MilitaryUSAF Awards RTX F-22 Sensor Upgrade Contract Possibly Worth More Than $1 Billion While the U.S. Air Force’s manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter has an uncertain future, the service is moving forward with upgrading sensors on the Lockheed Martin F-22. On Aug. 29,…
MilitaryIf Industry Reaches Price Point for Unmanned Autonomous Fighter, ‘I’ll Be Asking for It,’ LaPlante Says While the U.S. Air Force has not disclosed what its leaders are discussing on the future or lack thereof of the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, DoD acquisition chief William…
MilitaryC-17 Flies with Alternative GPS Magnetic Navigation as Prime PNT System A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane by Boeing recently test flew the Silicon Valley-based SandboxAQ‘s Magnetic Navigation (MagNav) system–leveraging quantum magnetometers and artificial intelligence–as the aircraft’s prime alternative to…