VIDEO: Aerial Refueling for E-2Ds Will Expand Reach of Carrier Strike Groups
The Navy is bringing an aerial refueling capability to its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye command and control fleet, with the first…
Navy Quietly Starts Development of Next-Generation Carrier Fighter; Plans Call for Manned, Long-Range Aircraft
This post has been updated to clarify comments from Bryan Clark. After nearly a decade of fits and starts, the…
Navy Folding MQ-25A Tanker into Larger Unmanned Campaign; Test Flights to Resume This Summer
The first unmanned tanker to operate from an aircraft carrier is set to be the first major program in the…
State Department Approves E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Sale to France
The State Department approved a possible sale of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to France, in a deal that would…
Defense Contractors Remain Upbeat About 2021
A trio of large defense contractors belive their financial futures are secure in 2020 and 2021 – even with COVID-19…
Shuttered Schools Are Biggest Obstacle for Defense Industry Productivity
More than potential supply chain gaps or funding cuts, defense industry productivity during COVID-19 is threatened most by closed schools…
Navy MQ-4 Triton Flying Operational Missions From Guam
Almost three months after arriving in Guam, a pair of MQ-4C Triton autonomous, unmanned aircraft have integrated into fleet operations…
Defense Industry Weathering COVID-19 Economic Slowdown
The defense sector appears more insulated from the worst financial effects caused by the COVID-19-related economic slowdown when compared to…
Navy Cuts Super Hornet Production to Develop Next-Generation Fighter
THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to truncate production of the legacy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in favor of pumping money…
SECNAV Modly Wants Navy ‘All Ahead Full’ on Hypersonic Weapons in 2020
The Navy will focus in 2020 on developing hypersonic weapons at breakneck speed, with testing to occur throughout the year,…