Jane Edwards

The U.S. Army has asked industry to submit concept papers for a potential four-year, $148 million program that aims to identify, develop and demonstrate long-range missile systems. A broad agency announcement posted Monday on FedBizOpps says the Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center seeks new system- and component-level technology platforms designed to […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has received a potential eight-year, $174 million contract to develop, test and certify RL10 upper stage engines for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. NASA said Saturday the contract will run through Feb. 29, 2024 and covers the production of 10 RL10C-3 engines and two spare engines in support of the SLS rocket’s second and third space flights […] More

Raytheon plans to set up a facility in Meridian, Mississippi, to produce a training aircraft should the U.S. Air Force select the company’s bid for the Advanced Pilot Training program. Raytheon said Monday it has teamed up with Leonardo-Finmeccanica, CAE‘s U.S. arm and Honeywell’s aerospace business to propose the T-100 Integrated Air Training System for the program. […] More

The Orbital ATK-built Cygnus spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station to deliver approximately 5,300 pounds of crew supplies, scientific experiments and laboratory equipment. The S.S. Alan Poindexter space vehicle reached ISS Sunday and completed berthing procedures seven days after it launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to mark Orbital ATK’s sixth cargo delivery mission […] More

Rob Weiss, a Lockheed Martin executive, has said the company could deliver training aircraft three years earlier than 2024 that would help the U.S. Air Force save $1 billion in training and maintenance costs over a six-year period, Defense One reported Thursday. Marcus Weisgerber writes Weiss, executive vice president and general manager of advanced development programs […] More