by Editorial Staff | Jun 1, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Pentagon will petition Congress to allow it to buy up to 450 F-35s in a three-year international block buy. The bulk purchase from 2018 would drive down the per-unit cost of each aircraft, as well as provide industry contractors with a greater customer...
by Editorial Staff | May 29, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * California-based ViaSat Inc. was awarded a contract with a potential value of $478.6 million on Thursday for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) terminals. These will give commanders the ability to...
by Editorial Staff | May 28, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * SpaceX has been cleared by the Air Force for national security-related launches, injecting competition into a previous United Launch Alliance monopoly on private DoD launches. This is part of Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain’s...
by Editorial Staff | May 27, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun a series of hot-fire tests with the company’s
by Editorial Staff | May 26, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider helicopter prototype has made its maiden flight, with this likely to be a welcome distraction from the firm’s current ailing business situation. The coaxial helicopter’s core X2 technologies will be at the heart of...
