* Lockheed Martin is pushing to offer its F-35 to India, after aerodynamic performance in the the trials phase got its F-16IN Block 60+ rejected. Unfortunately for Lockheed, Indian procurement is very inflexible, the F-35’s own aerodynamic performance has been questioned, and India is beginning an A-MCA program of its own.
* Raytheon gets $51.6 million from the US Navy to support their Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program (NESP) terminals. Raytheon’s AN/USC-38 MILSATCOM terminals are the predecessors to the new AEHF satellites’ secure Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT).
* Raytheon also announces that it has delivered the first of three SeaVue expanded mission capability radars to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
* While IAI’s chairman views joint ventures with a degree of caution, the Chief Executive of EADS calls upon Europe’s rival unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to cooperate more closely for the sake of efficiency and sovereignty.
* CACI International announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pangia Technologies [PDF], a software engineering company. Pangia provides a range of software solutions to the Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security and the United States’ Navy and Air Force.
* Following last week’s photographs of construction gear being removed from China’s aircraft carrier, reports emerge that the vessel will begin sea trials on July 1st.
* The head of the Philippines’ Armed Forces Modernization Program says the country needs to increase the pace of its military modernization and equipment procurement plans to match its Asian neighbors and protect maritime resources.