MAG Aerospace and L3Harris Technologies have won a U.S. Army competition to develop and deliver a pair of high-altitude aircraft with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The team will equip two Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft with ISR payloads to support the service branch’s mission to advance long-range precision fires under the Theater-Level, High-Altitude Expeditionary Next […] More

Boeing is preparing the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft for flight testing ahead of its delivery to the service branch later in 2023. The defense contractor shared in a Linked post published Thursday that the F-15EX Eagle II multirole strike fighter has been moved from its factory to the ramp to prepare for its […] More

Top government contracts won by Airbus U.S. Space Defense, Inc. often serve the defense and space sectors. The company’s international government relations often involve providing logistics support and manufacturing equipment for specific missions. Airbus is a defense and space contractor based in France, established in the late 1960s to match the American manufacturers. Airbus has […] More

Boeing will modernize a pair of presidential aircraft for the government of India under a $94 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The defense contractor will integrate and install aircraft modernization technology into two Boeing 777 aircraft operated by the Indian air force as part of the sole-source award, the Department of Defense said […] More

Trusted contractors collaborate with the United States federal government to deliver a wide range of advanced products and services, spanning various industries, from everyday items like paper clips to heavy equipment such as tankers and aircraft carriers. The government contracting sector is a massive industry due to the fact that the U.S. government holds the […] More

Collins Aerospace, a business of RTX, unveiled its newly renovated additive manufacturing facility in Des Moines, Iowa. On Thursday, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $14 million project, which includes 9,000 square feet of new space for next-generation 3D metal printers. The West Des Moines manufacturing center is a hub for designing and […] More

Artificial intelligence company Hypergiant has secured a potential three-year, $61 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for continued development of a cloud-based command and control user interface in support of the Advanced Battle Management System program. The Austin, Texas-based contractor said Tuesday it will work on the Joint Effects for Real-time Integrated C2 Operations […] More

Northrop Grumman will design an autonomous aircraft system capable of taking off from and landing vertically on a moving naval ship at sea. Under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program, the contractor said Thursday it will develop an AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY demonstrator with increased payload capacity and endurance to support […] More

An RTX business and the U.S. Air Force have fired the latest variant of the defense contractor’s Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile from an F-16 fighter aircraft, completing the final required flight test of the air defense system. The final live-fire test of the AMRAAM AIM-120D-3 variant concludes the developmental and operational testing phase of […] More

BAE Systems has established a new research and development center aimed at delivering innovation to the air forces of the U.K. and its allies amid a constantly changing defense landscape. The FalconWorks division within BAE’s air sector will look into incorporating artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, robotics and other digital technologies into combat air capabilities, the […] More

The State Department has approved France’s request to procure $203 million in Lockheed Martin-built Hellfire missiles along with related equipment and support services under a government-to-government transaction. The possible foreign military sale includes 1,515 of the missile system’s AGM-114R2 variant and the French government aims to build its capacity to defend against national security threats […] More

Northrop Grumman will upgrade the capabilities of its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar to extend its range and enhance its performance. The aerospace and defense contractor said Wednesday it recently completed full rate production Lot 1 of the radars in support of the U.S. Marine Corps and now plans to modify G/ATOR next year to boost […] More