Debate Continues Over UCLASS Requirements
The requirements for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft program might not be settled just…
Air Force Future UAV Roadmap Could be Released as Early as Next Week
The U.S. Air Force is set to release its “Remotely Piloted Aircraft Vector” for its future unmanned aircraft fleet as…
Navy Shifts Plans to Acquire a Tougher UCLASS
The U.S. Navy appears to have shifted its position on the requirements for its next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle…
Navy Restarts X-47B Carrier Testing
The U.S. Navy has a begun a second set of sea-trials for its Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator…
Lockheed Martin SR-72 is Only a Plane on Paper
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Aerojet Rocketdyne have made a breakthrough in hypersonic propulsion technology, but the Mach 6.0-capable SR-72…
Lockheed’s SR-72 Could Fill Crucial Pentagon Need
Could Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ SR-72 hypersonic concept design fill the Pentagon’s need for a penetrating intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
NAVAIR Cancels Pre-Solicitation for New Super Hornets
The U.S. Navy removed pre-solicitation notices for 36 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and 84 General Electric F414 engines from the…
New Super Hornet Solicitation Could Threaten Navy’s Joint Strike Fighter Buy
The U.S Navy has released a pre-solicitation notice for 36 additional Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters, which could potentially…
Boeing and Lockheed Team for Air Force Long Range Bomber Bid
Boeing and Lockheed Martin are joining forces in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force’s new Long-Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B),…
Mabus Responds to Congressional UCLASS Concerns
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has promised to work closely with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and…