All Department of Defense articles – Page 13
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NewsScramjet-powered HAWC moves toward first flight after captive carry
Lockheed Martin-Aerojet Rocketdyne and Raytheon Technologies-Northrop Grumman teams have each developed competing hypersonic cruise missiles as part of the HAWC programme.
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NewsChina’s nuclear warhead stockpile to double as bomber reach grows
Beijing currently maintains a count of nuclear weapons in the low 200s, according to the Pentagon.
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NewsUS Air Force grapples with vexing problem of AI spoofing
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is worried that artificial intelligence programs might have serious and unknown vulnerabilities that adversaries could exploit.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman to offer electromagnetic pulse counter-UAV weapon
Northrop Grumman has signed a distribution agreement with Epirus to sell the start-up’s electromagnetic pulse counter unmanned air vehicle weapon.
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NewsPentagon invests $13.4m to boost drone start-ups during coronavirus slump
“Funds across five companies saved 14 jobs, created 20 new positions, and will support continued advancement of capabilities providing the companies additional paths for recurring revenue”, says the US Department of Defense.
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NewsDARPA awards contract to retrofit L-39 Albatros jets for AI dogfighting tests
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Calspan Corporation a $14.1 million, four-year contract to retrofit up to four Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros jet trainers for artificial intelligence-controlled flight experiments.
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NewsTo improve F-35 reliability, Pentagon plans performance-based logistics contract
The programme office has launched a market research effort ahead of a plan to grant a three-year PBL contract for 2024 to 2026.
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NewsPlasma blackout is not a worry for USA's hypersonic missiles: Pentagon
The US Department of Defense is not concerned that its in-development hypersonic missiles could suffer from a communications blackout caused by a cocoon of plasma. Radioing the high-stakes weapons could be critical, for instance, to abort a mission.
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NewsLockheed Martin wins $485m multi-country airborne sensor contract
Lockheed Martin won a contract to sell its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) and two other sensors to two dozen countries and US military services – a deal worth up to $485 million.
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NewsLockheed Martin F-35 to miss 2020 production target due to coronavirus-caused parts shortage
The company’s suppliers are not able to deliver parts on time, a disruption caused by the coronavirus. As a result, the number of F-35s produced this year could fall by 18 to 24 units below the 141 aircraft goal.
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NewsSikorsky signs $905 million deal for 24 MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters for Indian navy
Sikorsky has signed a contract with the US Navy to provide 24 examples of the MH-60R helicopter to the Indian navy for anti-submarine warfare.
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News‘Agile’ strategy fails to deliver as F-35 upgrade two years late and cost rise $1.5bn
The Block 4 upgrade, modernisation of the relatively new stealth fighter’s software and hardware, was initially to be delivered by 2024, but now will not be handed over until 2026. Problems also pushed up the cost on the modernisation effort to an estimated $12.1 billion.
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In depthDynetics plans operational hypersonic missile factory by autumn 2020
The weapons technology company is leading a team of subcontractors, including General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies to build the USA’s first production example of a hypersonic weapon, the Common Hypersonic Glide Body
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AnalysisWhy hypersonic developers have narrow window to enact arms controls
A forthcoming generation of missiles capable of travelling at Mach 5 threaten to overwhelm defences and upset the global power balance.
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In depth8 key hypersonic missile efforts for the US Department of Defense
In a race to catch up with China and Russia, the US Air Force, Army and Navy are sharing funding, designs and maybe eventually components from hypersonic weapons. These heady early days of industry and service co-operation will probably not last, but represent the all-hands-on-deck urgency that the US Department of Defense believes is needed.
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In depthPentagon to launch National Consortium for Applied Hypersonics by end of 2020
The US Department of Defense is moving forward with a plan to build and fund a consortium of universities to boost its hypersonic missile development efforts and train a new generation of scientists and engineers in the field
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News‘Air Force One’ gets $168 million cost overrun due to coronavirus
Boeing added a $168 million charge to its development of the US Air Force’s VC-25B presidential transport due to disruptions to its engineering process caused by coronavirus.
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NewsUS Air Force battlefield network lacks goals, a budget and a plan: GAO
The US Air Force’s ambitious battlefield network development effort, called Advanced Battle Management System, lacks the organisational structure needed to be executed well.
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NewsLockheed Martin projects fewer F-35 deliveries due to coronavirus impact
Lockheed Martin is projecting fewer F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter deliveries in 2020 due to impacts on its global supply chain caused by disruptions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHow the US Air Force plans to telework using its experimental battlefield network
US Air Force staffers working from home will soon have one of the military’s newest data-transfer technologies at their fingertips.