Boeing will work to identify a vendor that can supply 132 infrared search-and-track sensors in support of a $198 million program to modernize the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C/D twin-engined fighter, Flight Global reported Monday. Stephen Trimble writes the Air Force has also tasked Boeing to find a provider of sensors for active duty squadrons, Air National Guard and test […] More

The U.S. Air Force has begun to update its fleet of F-15 aircraft in an effort to maintain air superiority over China’s J-10 fighter jet, keep the fleet in service through mid-2040s and support F-22, F-35 and other fifth-generation platforms, Scout Warrior reported Thursday. Maj. Rob Leese, a spokesman for the Air Force, told the publication […] More

BAE Systems has secured a potential seven-year, $38.2 million contract to provide logistics support for the U.S. Army‘s tactical signal intelligence payload system. The Defense Department said Thursday work will occur through Aug. 10, 2023 and performance location will be determined with each individual task order. The Army Contracting Command received one offer for the contract through an online solicitation, DoD […] More

General Atomics and Elbit Systems are under consideration to provide long-endurance drones for Poland’s armed forces, Defense News reported Friday. Jaroslaw Adamowski writes Poland’s military announced the country’s plan to buy long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles either from the U.S. or Israel in 2015. Poland is deciding between the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, as well as Elbit’s Hermes […] More

A General Atomics business segment has announced plans to set up a new facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota that will train aircrews of domestic and international military agencies on how to operate remotely piloted aircraft. “We selected North Dakota as the site for our new training academy because it offered an unequaled opportunity to support both […] More

HEBCO has ordered a new multi-purpose display from IEE for the U.S. Air Force’s F15E Strike Eagle program. IEE will produce a 6×6 display system to replace the cathode ray tube in F15 cockpit displays, IEE said Tuesday. “We choose IEE because they have been qualified and fielded on a military fighter aircraft and have […] More

A new Research and Markets report indicates that the global market for nonlethal weapons will grow in value from $5.2 billion in 2014 to $7.1 billion in 2020 at a 5.45-percent compound annual growth rate. The company said Friday continued U.S. research and development work into nonlethal weapons, including vessel and vehicle stopping devices and nontethered munitions, drive growth in […] More

Jonna Ward is the founder and CEO of Visionary Integration Professionals, a government contracting firm with more than 700 staff members. She most recently served as a partner at Accenture before starting VIP in 1996 and previously worked for Andersen Consulting. In her conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Ward discussed the beginnings of the firm, the importance of STEM education and […] More

General Atomics systems integration has opened a program office in Warner Robins, Ga., to meet the needs of its Robins Air Force Base clients, the company said Wednesday. The General Atomics affiliated company delivers aeronautical engineering and maintenance services to clients such as the system program offices for the F-15,  C-130  and other aircraft. “GA-SI’s […] More