Americas * The Air Force has quashed Boeing’s hopes of selling refurbished A-10s to international customers, following the floating of the idea in May. With the House protecting the A-10 from comprehensive retirement for another year, the Air Force is planning...
Americas * The F-35’s GAU-22/A 25mm cannon has been tested on the ground at Edwards Air Force Base, with the General Dynamics-designed weapon having been developed for both internal and external gun systems of the Joint Strike Fighter. The cannon is mounted on...
Grim Reapers F-35C(click to view full) The $400 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history. This major multinational program is intended to produce an “affordably stealthy” multi-role fighter...
Americas * In a Navy first, the USS North Dakota (SSN 784) successfully launched and recovered an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) during its two-month deployment to the Mediterranean. Previous reports indicated that the UUVs tested would include the autonomous Remus...
Americas * Following Textron’s withdrawal last week, Lockheed Martin has acquired Sikorsky from United Technologies Corp. in a deal valued at $9 billion. The move has been interpreted as an attempt by Lockheed Martin to diversify its source of revenue,...
