Army orders aviation stand down in wake of fatal helo accidents
On Thursday, three soldiers were killed in a mid-air collision between two Apache attack helicopters in Alaska, weeks after nine died in a Black Hawk incident in Kentucky.
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Air Force cracks open door on hypersonic ARRW, weeks after indicating it was shut
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told lawmakers Thursday that the service will make a decision on buying the hypersonic weapon after its prototyping phase concludes, a position seemingly at odds with testimony previously provided by the service’s acqu…
Timeline revealed: Army, Bell flying towards FLRAA program of record in 2024
The Army chose the Bell-Textron bird based on a prototype, but an Army official predicted “very little” change for what soldiers will end up flying.
Victus Nox: Space Force readies its 24-hour launch turnaround test
“It’s challenging. It’s not the status quo. We’re pushing the envelope with the Space Force,” Millennium CEO Jason Kim told Breaking Defense.
L3Harris to reply to FTC’s second request on Aerojet deal around June, CEO says
The Federal Trade Commission formally made a second request for information last month as it evaluates antitrust concerns associated with L3Harris acquiring one of only two major suppliers of solid rocket motors for the Pentagon.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar see sharp jump in military spending in the Middle East: Report
The war in Ukraine may have spurred large defense jumps in Europe, but analysis suggests the Middle East seems preoccupied with regional issues.
DoD and European Defence Agency sign cooperation pact in support of shared military interests
The pact was inked in Brussels on Wednesday by William LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and Jiři Šedivý, EDA chief executive.
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Army poised to decide CH-47F Chinook Block II buy this year
It’s been roughly four years since the service put the brakes on buying the CH-47F Chinook Block II configuration, but a decision is expected this calendar year.
Space Force to implement Santa’s ‘naughty list’ of contractors for under-performance
If contractors are put on the Contractor Responsibility Watch List for failure to meet cost and schedule performance goals, the Space Force has “the ability at that point not to award them any new contracts.”