FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Bell Textron won a Department of the Navy contract to apply its Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects (SPINE) upgrade to 49 H-1 family helicopters operated by the US Marine Corps. The agreement is estimated at ~$300 million with firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive, and cost-plus-fixed-fee terms.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Being able to freely share Collaborative Combat Aircraft, even in a heated fight, could be a huge boon for U.S. and Australian airpower.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: An engine with so-called adaptive turbofan technologies “could” go on the forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter, John Sneden, the chief of the Air Force’s propulsion directorate said, though he emphasized no final decisions have been made.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Sphinx Defense a $287 million contract to develop ground software for the next generation of military satellite communications that will underpin the nation’s strategic nuclear command, control and communications system.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: A B-52 crash has delayed a radar upgrade program as Air Force searches for replacement test aircraft, while second modified bomber awaits late 2027 availability.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Politico
• Audrey Decker, Oriana Pawlyk
By Politico: Recent flyovers are the latest in an ongoing battle between the agencies.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Balloons laden with drones flying high in the stratosphere could persistently surveil enemy forces over vast areas and even attack targets on demand.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Aircraft’s combination of autonomy, hybrid power, and runway independence could serve both civil and defense users.
Vertical Mag
• Quantum Systems Press Release
New York Times
• Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Tyler Pager
