The Air Force's AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile is outrunning its test plan and evaluation tools, and the Air Force needs to get a test plan approved by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to assure the weapon delivers what's needed, the DOT&E said.
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Ukraine is stepping up its appeals for modern fighter jets now that the U.S and NATO allies have agreed to send main battle tanks to help counter Russia’s stepped up ground attacks, a Ukrainian official said. “Until today, the major focus in the discussions have been ...
Inflation threatens Northrop Grumman's profits on the B-21 bomber program, as the program moves from development to production, company officials said on their quarterly earnings call. The program remains below cost and on schedule, though, they said.
Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales of military gear and services rose significantly in fiscal 2022, according to numbers released by the State Department. The direct sales were driven largely by provision of equipment to Ukraine, it said.
Boeing’s defense business has stabilized following a series of massive quarterly losses that put the company in a precarious position, top executives said on an earnings call Jan. 25. Now, officials said they are focused on moving forward with new technology in the Boeing Defense, Space, ...
After months of delays and a new report raising questions about its worthiness, the Air Force is nearing a key production decision for its new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter—and laying the groundwork to ensure forces are ready when it arrives. The Air Force Life Cycle ...
Lockheed Martin is finishing but not delivering F-35 fighters, pending results of a Navy investigation into a recent F-35B crash, company officials said on their quarterly results call. They also revealed heavy charges against the hypersonic AGM-183 ARRW missile program and said the company's classified ...
The U.S. and Israel kicked off a massive combined weeklong military exercise Jan. 23, the largest since Israel was moved to U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in 2021. U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine the exercise, dubbed Juniper Oak, was notable in ...
The Air Force’s new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter is at risk of not meeting “operational effectiveness requirements,” the Defense Department's chief weapons tester declared in a new report. Problems with the automatic flight control system, sensor display, and intercom system, along with its cabin layout and “restrictions ...
