S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35
Bradley Bowman and Sinan Ciddi in this op-ed say that regardless if Turkey ever gives up its S-400, the risk is too great for the US to send it any F-35s.
Air Force
Air Force again changes course on tankers, plans new ‘production extension’ program
The Air Force plans to use the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus’s Capability Production Document “as the most affordable requirements basis” for the new program, potentially giving the embattled aerospace manufacturer a leg up in a competition.
Forecast Launch of First Six Epoch 1s Delayed Until Fiscal 2027
While Boeing‘s [BA] Millenium Space Systems was to deliver the first six Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 1 missile warning satellites to U.S. Space Force for launch by the end […]
RTX, Shield AI announce new partnership for drone & counter-drone tech
Shield’s “Hivemind” autonomy software will go on an undisclosed “operational weapon,” while Shield’s ViDAR sensor software will go on Raytheon’s MTS multi-sensor turret to help in tracking and targeting incoming enemy drones.
Cap on Contractor Indirect Cost Reimbursement to DoD for Commercial Launches Valid Through FY 2026
The cap on launch provider reimbursement to DoD for commercial launches’ indirect costs, such as road and utility modernization, around the Cape Canaveral Space Station, Fla., Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
Space Force Solicits Industry Ideas On ‘Quick and Efficient’ SBI Deployment
The U.S. Space Force program executive office for space combat power is soliciting input from industry on the rapid fielding of space based interceptors (SBI), which the Trump administration’s Golden […]
Grynkewich: Autonomous Drones, Mass ‘Essential to European Security’
Proliferating systems in the European theater will be vital for bolstering NATO and deterring Russian revanchism, as Ukraine continues to battle Russia in the latter’s latest 2022 invasion of Ukraine, […]
Space Force Awards SpaceX $81 Million Task Order for USSF-178
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Friday that it has awarded SpaceX a nearly $82 million contract to launch the USSF-178 mission under a National […]
USAF Requests $390 Million for ARRW Production
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request includes $390 million for production of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] AGM-183A hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). In May last year, during the […]
DoD Says Budget Request Includes $13 Billion For Autonomy And Related Systems
The Defense Department is requesting $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 for autonomous systems and autonomy technology, the first time it has ever broken this out as its own category […]