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Pentagon declares second Nunn-McCurdy cost breach for F-15 electronic warfare kit
A decision to slash procurement of the kits contributed to a 39 percent cost growth over a baseline estimate, causing a “significant” breach.
‘Potentially hazardous’: AH-64E Apache generator failures causing ‘breathing and visibility issues’
“A long-term solution is under investigation. Engineering effort will commence once the program is funded,” an Army spokesman told Breaking Defense.
Countries keep buying the F-35. Can Lockheed keep up with production demands?
Strong demand for the Joint Strike Fighter means a production crunch is lurking, a top US Air Force general tells Breaking Defense. But expanding production could be risky business for industry.
US B-52 bombers to receive new AESA radar
Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program. As noted by the company, this first radar will be used for system integratio…
Air Force gets first Red Hawk trainer, Compass Call electronic warfare jet
To meet the program’s delayed production decision, set for February 2025, the T-7A will need to qualify its escape system and finish its flight control software, though officials expressed confidence the jet could achieve the goal.
US Navy’s future unmanned tanker program takes another step forward
Boeing’s defense business reported on Thursday that the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier-borne tanker drone program takes another step forward. In a X post, Boeing Defense said the first Navy MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker recently moved off the prod…
Air Force acquisition chief on tanker plans and negotiations with Boeing
“We just kind of need to get their no-kidding ground truth of, ‘this is what we think we can deliver and when we think we can deliver it,’” Andrew Hunter, the service’s acquisition chief, said in a Sept. 5 interview at the Pentagon.
Polish Air Force shows interest in Eagles “on steroids”
Boeing’s Defense and Space announced on Thursday that the Polish Air Force is showing an interest in new F-15EX fighter-bombers, known popularly as “Strike Eagle on steroids.” According to a press release from Boeing, the company is s…
Boeing offers F-15EX for Poland, but details are scant
Boeing declined to talk about “price and delivery schedule” on a potential F-15EX sale to Warsaw, but clearly has high hopes for Poland as a market.