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Air Force Wavering on New Fighter Imperils World’s Most …
WEB4 days ago · The ancestry of the Air Force’s current advanced engine family dates back over 30 years, when the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine was selected for the F-22 fighter after a 1990 fly-off. The production F119 later became the basis for the F135 engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter. The F119 and F135 have no peers.
Air Force Given Lead To Transition Joint Fires Network From …
WEB20 hours ago · 09/19/2024. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall this week said that the service has been named the executive agent to lead the transition of a prototype battle management system effort into an executable program, beginning with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The….
Franchetti Argues NAVPLAN 2024 Stretch Goals Are ‘Realistic’
WEB20 hours ago · 09/19/2024. Navy/USMC. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the goals she is pushing the Navy to achieve by 2027 in her recently released Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2024 are realistic, even if they are stretch goals that may be difficult amid budget constraints. Franchetti…. Already a subscriber or …
Army, Leidos Successfully Intercept Air Targets With Enduring Shield
WEB2 days ago · A mobile, ground-based air defense system being developed by Leidos [LDOS] successfully intercepted targets in live testing with the Army, the company said on Tuesday. The Enduring Shield launchers fired AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles against unmanned aircraft systems and cruise missile test targets. Leidos said Enduring Shield was able to detect ...
Army To Begin Delivering First Live Hypersonic Weapon
WEBAug 10, 2022 · The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade is completed on Oct. 7, 2021, with a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army photo by Spc.
New Defense Department S&T Strategy Emphasizes Jointness, …
WEBThe Pentagon on Tuesday released a science and technology (S&T) strategy aimed at focusing the Defense Department around three key lines of effort including the joint mission, rapidly transitioning new technologies into the field, and bolstering the talent and infrastructure that are the foundation of research and development.. The 2023 National Defense Science and Technology Strategy builds ...
U.S. Air Force Holds Critical Design Review for LRSO
WEBThe U.S. Air Force said that it conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AGM-181 Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile on Feb. 27-March 2 at Eglin AFB, Fla.. As of June 2021, the Air Force planned to buy 1,087 LRSOs–67 for development and 1,020 in procurement–at a unit cost of $13.3 million, per the Government Accountability Office ...
Army Releases New Modernization Strategy, Sets Path For …
WEBOct 17, 2019 · The new strategy “expands the Army’s approach beyond those six priorities, outlining a more holistic approach to modernization while maintaining continuity of priorities,” and lays out the path for the Army to be MDO-capable by 2028 and MDO-ready by 2035. Starting this fiscal year through FY ’22, the Army will begin initial fielding of ...
Army Completes Shoot-Off With Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Prototypes
WEBIn August 2019, the Army announced it selected Kord Technologies to provide the 50 kilowatt laser for DE M-SHORAD, while Northrop Grumman and Raytheon would each integrate the weapon system on a Stryker vehicle as competing prototypes (Defense Daily, Aug. 1 2019). DE M-SHORAD is intended to deliver a …