Americas Canada will boost its military and diplomatic presence in the Arctic to counter what it calls threats from Russia and others seeking a foothold in the far north, as part of a new doctrine unveiled Friday. The government envisions the deployment of new patrol...
F-35 Lightning: The Joint Strike Fighter Program
F-35B: off probation (click to view full) The $382 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 that will...
Argon To Repair Communications Interface Of Triton | Raytheon Gets $1.3B F-35 Engine Support Deal | JMSDF Selects Sea Guardian
Americas Argon St Inc. won a $18 million deal for the repair of the communications interface unit for the support of operations of the MQ-4C Triton aircraft. All work will be performed in Fairfax, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by November 2026. Naval...
Lockheed Tapped For F-35 Support | Investigation Launched After Drones Spotted Over English Bases | New Zealand C-130J Lands In Antarctica
Americas Mercury Mission won a $14 million modification, which exercises an option for the production and delivery of 121 high-definition video recorders (109 for the Navy and 12 for Australia), in support of F/A-18C-F and EA-18G aircraft retrofit efforts. Work will...
Boeing Tapped For Harpoon Support | F-35C Used In Combat in Yemen | BAE Demonstrated Herne XLAUV
Americas Boeing won a $9 million modification, which provides follow-on integrated logistics and engineering support in support of the Harpoon/Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response Missile System and Harpoon Launch Systems for the Navy and various Foreign...
GA-ASI Finalized Qualification Trials Of Gray Eagle | Romania To Buy 32 F-35s | Uk To Decommission Navy Ships
Americas General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has finalized the qualification trials of its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine (HFE 2.0) for the Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system in El Mirage, California. HFE 2.0 provides a 40 percent increase in...
GAO Calls For F-35 Sustainment Overhaul | Sweden Inked Grob 120TP Deal | Australia Accepted 21st Guardian-Class Patrol Boat
Americas The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that reviewed operation and maintenance (O&M) funding and readiness for fighter aircraft. The report found that while O&M funding execution from fiscal years 2018 to 2023 was generally...
AAR Tapped For Poseidon Maintenance | Lockheed Secures Deal To Integrate F-35s To Czech Republic
Americas Illinois-based aviation service provider AAR has received a $1.2-billion contract to perform maintenance for the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft fleet. The agreement stipulates depot-level engine and airframe sustainment as...
Sikorsky To Provide Gearboxes For Navy CH-53Ks | US Reaper Crashed In Yemen | Italy Prepares To Buy more F-35s
Americas Sikorsky won a $13 million deal for the procurement of nine input module gearboxes in support of the CH-53K aircrafts. All work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut. This contract contains no options, and work is expected to be completed by December...
F-15EX Makes Debut At OIA | US Approved Weapons Sales To Israel | DoS Approved F-35 FMS To Romania
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $14.4 million modification, which exercises an option to provide additional lab support labor and material to continue lab support of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter laboratory facilities at Edwards Air Force Base, California; Naval Air...