Build of RTX FET To Begin In Second Quarter Of FY 2026
The build of the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Force Element Terminals (FAB-T FET) by RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon unit is to begin in the second quarter of fiscal […]
Nuclear Modernization
Space Systems Command Gives Nod to Boeing Over Northrop Grumman for Evolved Strategic SATCOM
Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s [BA] confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman [NOC] for a $2.8 billion contract to […]
USAF Examining Follow-On to Airborne Launch Control System
The U.S. Air Force is examining industry capacity to build “secondary launch capability”–a follow-on to the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) on the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury Take Charge and […]
Calvert: ‘We Can’t Afford a Repeat of the F-35 Program’
The U.S. Air Force F-47 future manned fighter by Boeing [BA] should take lessons learned from the Air Force/Navy/Marine Corps program for the Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] F-35, Rep. Ken Calvert […]
Nuclear Modernization and Space Resilience Top Challenges Lohmeier Says He Plans to Address
Nuclear modernization, including the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM, and space resilience are top Department of the Air Force challenges that Matthew Lohmeier, the nominee for undersecretary of […]
Govini Tapped For Navy Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base Software
Software company Govini on Wednesday said it has been tapped by the Navy to help identify issues across parts of the nuclear submarine industrial base. The company said this means […]
Fourth Plane for USAF SAOC Program Arrives at SNC’s Dayton Site
Nevada’s SNC has received the fourth 747-8i at the company’s Aviation Innovation and Technology Center (AITC) in Dayton, Ohio for the U.S. Air Force Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) program, SNC said […]
USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System
The U.S. Air Force may fund the integration of its Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with the Honeywell [HON] Primus Epic Phase 7 Flight Management System carried on the Boeing [BA]/Leonardo […]
Sentinel To Have New Silos, Air Force Leaders Tell Town Halls
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM, which has a significantly larger design than its predecessor 1960s-era Minuteman missile series, is to have new silos, U.S. Air Force leaders told community […]
Cramer: Sentinel Design Changes May Be Possible to Fit In Minuteman III Silos
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said on Tuesday that the U.S. Air Force may be able to re-use some Minuteman III silos to house the future Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel […]