The U.S. Air Force has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to re-engine the B-52 bomber. The contract, worth $2.6 billion, when fully exercised will deliver 608 engines for the Air Force’s… Continue reading "U.S Air Force picks Rolls Royce’s F130 for the B-52’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program"
The United Kingdom and Italy have allocated additional funds to BAE Systems and MBDA to finish the integration of next-generation weapons system upgrades for their F-35 fleets. The new procurement… Continue reading "BAE Systems and MBDA to Fit UK and Italian F-35 Fleets With New Missile Systems"
The United States Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin an annualized sustainment contract for its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets with a potential value of $6.6 billion. The… Continue reading "New F-35 Sustainment Contract Drives Down Lifecycle Cost"
The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison announced that Australia will be pursuing the purchase of Tomahawk cruise missiles for their Hobart class destroyers, as well as JASSM-ER for their F/A-18… Continue reading "Australia Announces Plan To Procure Tomahawk and JASSM-ER"
Leonardo is putting forward its latest-generation military AW149 helicopter for the British Army’s New Medium Helicopter requirement focused on replacing the Puma. At DSEI 2021 Leonardo highlighted nine UK-based suppliers… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Leonardo Unveil UK Medium Helicopter Bid Team"
Foreign online influence campaigns have become an increasing concern for the US national security community. Beyond foreign government funded media outlets like RT, Sputnik, CGTN and Xinhua, foreign influence campaigns… Continue reading "DARPA Selects Researchers for Online Geopolitical Campaign Tracking Project"
On the 4 September, a CH-53K from (Evaluation Squadron One) VMX-1 recovered a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Mount Hogue, California. The two-day operation marked the first operational debut of… Continue reading "CH-53K Lifts Stricken MH-60S During Operational Debut"
On 2 September, the Pakistan Navy launched their first new long-range maritime patrol aircraft, the “Sea Sultan”, in Karachi. The Pakistan Navy’s new long-range maritime patrol aircraft is a variant… Continue reading "The “Sea Sultan” Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft Joins Pakistan Navy"
BAE has been awarded a contract to produce new seekers for the U.S. Navy’s latest anti-ship missile, the AGM-158C LRASM. Lockheed Martin, the maker of the LRASM, awarded the contract… Continue reading "Improving the U.S Navy’s Newest Anti-ship Missile"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that it was scrapping plans to outfit upgraded Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15Js with Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM), in a… Continue reading "LRASMs Dropped From F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Upgrade List"