There will be a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) meeting this fall that nails down the cost and schedule of the F-35 Block 4, the Pentagon acquisition chief says.
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis says congressional legislation not authorizing the transfer of F-35s to Turkey has not impacted the two countries’ military relationship.
The Pentagon disseminated a “do not buy list” to industry making sure military weapon systems are not operating on software that has Russian or Chinese ties, the department’s acquisition executive says. Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord told reporters her office began working on the list “in earnest” about six months ago. The Defense Department is working closely with the intelligence community to identify companies who do not operate in a way consistent for defense technology standards.
India’s space agency is preparing for a hectic end of 2018, with several rocket launches planned from September onward, the country’s top scientist says.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. a contract to provide logistics support services for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corp., Army and Coast Guard C-20 and C-37 fleets.
NASA is being urged to divorce itself from selecting the lowest credible bidder for its most technically challenging and costly science mission initiatives in the wake of the James Webb Space Telescope's problems.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to award UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) a contract to develop and test a multi-phenomenology sensor package for its MS-177 multi-sensor, long-range imaging sensor now flying on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk.
Aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems is developing a new method for shaping titanium raw material at elevated temperatures as a cost-saving measure.
Reaching Mars with astronauts in the 2030s will require the best from global partners and the nation’s commercial sector as much as from NASA, a Senate panel has been told.
India’s state-run defense research agency has developed a new surveillance system to improve security on the border and cut the patrol burden on India's military.
The Nordam Group and its U.S. affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 22 due to a contract dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada over the PW800 nacelle system.
Northrop Grumman, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope prime contractor, faces millions of dollars in potential contract award fee losses on the long-troubled program.
A heavy-lift Ariane 5 launched four Galileo sats into orbit July 25, bringing the EU's position, timing and navigation constellation close to completion.
The KC-46A delivered yet another blow to Boeing’s bottom line, as it saw another $426 million in after-tax cost growth, pushing the total charges over the $2 billion mark.
