The HH-60W helped rescue a pilot in Iran. Here’s why the Air Force might not buy more.
The Air Force in fiscal 2023 attempted to cap the Jolly Green II’s fleet at 75 aircraft, but lawmakers have pushed back.
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Pentagon awards Pratt & Whitney $6.6 billion for F-35 engines
A contract award covers engines for two upcoming batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production.
Dark Web Market Lists Alleged 375TB Lockheed Martin Data for $600M
A dark web market known as Threat Market is listing 375TB of Lockheed Martin data, which it claims was provided by a group calling itself ‘APT Iran.’
Lockheed Martin Reveals Rapid Fielding Center As Step Between Prototype And Full Production
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday announced the start of a new intermediate center that can produce prototype-like products in early phases of development but at higher production rates and reliability […]
Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Low-Cost Containerized Grizzly Launcher
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday unveiled its new Grizzly low-cost containerized launcher that can fire Hellfire missiles from a 10-foot shipping container, having recently completed its first live-fire tests. The […]
Air Force seeks industry feedback to ‘benchmark’ progress of Northrop missile
The Air Force told Breaking Defense the service may consider producing another missile similar to Northrop Grumman’s Stand-in Attack Weapon “if industry has solid options for delivering munitions faster and cheaper.”
Sikorsky Ramps Up Production of New Variant S-92 Helicopter
DefenceTalkSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) is preparing to build the first production batch of S-92A+™ helicopters, the latest variant of its flagship commercial heavy-lifter. A+ model aircraft will be manufactured and assembled in Stra…
Swiss cutting F-35 order by six, facing up to five year Patriot delay
By deciding against a request to secure funding for all 36 jets and move ahead with a reduced buy, the Swiss Federal Council accepted that “negative consequences” are to come.
Air Force seeks additional vendors for radar-killing missile
Northrop Grumman was previously selected to build a new anti-radiation Stand in Attack Weapon, but a market survey released by the Air Force March 4 is probing for other vendors that could supply an “equivalent missile system.”
UK awards Leonardo $1.3B AW149 New Medium Helicopter contract
The new AW149 fleet is desperately needed to plug a rotary capability gap left by retirement of the Puma HC2 fleet in March 2025.