Navy awards Lockheed $62M contract to study aircraft for future nuclear C3 missions
The service selected the C-130J-30 in December 2020 to be the base aircraft of the NC3 aircraft dubbed E-XX TACAMO.
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In dreams of a formal Gulf-US defense pact, what would Washington get?
Such an alliance may guarantee US support for Gulf monarchies, but what happens if the US becomes the nation in need?
Pentagon science and tech strategy expected ‘very shortly,’ focus on joint ops, rapid prototyping
“Everything we’ve been doing is very much focused in on the joint warfighting capabilities and what we need to do to fight as a joint force,” said Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
Sikorsky-Boeing’s FLRAA bid was much cheaper, but couldn’t offset ‘unacceptable’ design metric: GAO
The Army reasoned “Sikorsky’s proposal provided something similar to a drawing of what the house looked like on the outside…. Such a picture did not provide the functional detail that the Army required showing what the space would look like on the insi…
As counterspace weapons ‘proliferate,’ the new cold war for space races forward: studies
A pair of studies, one from the Secure World Foundation and one from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, examine the state of play as nations search for ways to keep each other from dominating the heavens.
Pentagon deems Army’s Integrated Battle Command System ready for prime time
“The full-rate production decision enables the US Army to set the fielding schedule for IBCS to operational air defense units,” prime contractor Northrop Grumman said.
Why Morocco is investing heavily in long-range fires
The US State Department recently approved roughly $750 million dollars in arms sales to Morocco, including HIMARS launchers, ATACMS missile systems and Joint Stand Off Weapons.
Sweden’s Saab, Brazil’s Embaer partner up for Gripen, C-390 sales
The companies hope their intercontinental partnership will expand sales of their own jets and increase collaboration on existing orders.
Navy begins long haul to inactivate second nuclear-powered carrier Nimitz
Meanwhile, the decommissioned Enterprise remains at Newport News Shipbuilding awaiting its final disposal.
Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group to open first international office in Brazil
The move, which came alongside defense deals with local firms, signals “confidence” in South American defense market, company says.