DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
Lockheed Martin is working through contract details for a proposed F-35 “block buy” covering the U.S. and international customers. The deal, as outlined, could reduce the total procurement cost by roughly $2 billion by locking in quantities and schedules across participating governments.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Two more technical problems means more bad news for the Air Force's KC-46 program.
Aviation Today
• Matthew Beinart
By Aviation Today: NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Army and Sikorsky officials said April 16 the service’s new Black Hawk outfitted to fly autonomously is serving as a testbed for bringing autonomy capability to the future MV-75 […].
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Envisioned as a larger, more modern competitor to Lockheed Martin’s famed C-130 Hercules, the KC-390’s debut demo at Le Bourget comes as Embraer starts a massive public relations tour that will be followed by the first two deliveries next year.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Lockheed Martin on Tuesday launched a new special operations version of its C-130J Super Hercules specifically meant for international users.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Congress wants the Air Force to submit a report and a reprogramming request before it will transfer money from the cancelled JSTARS recap to elsewhere.
DefenseNews.com
• Charlsy Panzino
By DefenseNews.com: The massive cargo plane skidded about three-quarters down the runway before coming to a stop.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is asking Congress for $2.3 billion over the next five years to expand its Maven Smart System, a platform developed by Palantir Technologies that has eased the integration of artificial intelligence into frontline military operations.
