The Pentagon awarded $7.8 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation at the end of July to produce thousands of new missiles for the Air Force and Navy, as well as a host of international allies.
The contracts include $3.5 billion to RTX Corporation for the AMRAAM Air-to-Air missile, reported to be the largest contract in the history of the AMRAAM missile program. The contract…
Army plans to grow Patriot battalions, plus one for Guam
August 6, 2025
The Army is planning to grow its operational Patriot air-and-missile defense force from 15 to 18 battalions, plus a composite battalion which includes Patriot capability in Guam, an Army spokesperson told Defense News in a statement.
In 2023 the service announced a plan to…
Many think “war in the Pacific” and immediately think “U.S. Marine Corps,” and indeed, the Marine Corps has a long and storied history of operating and fighting in the Pacific.
Yet the U.S. Army — three field armies, six corps and 21 divisions — fought 24…
PARIS – The partner countries involved in the Lockheed Martin F-35 remain fully committed to the fighter jet, and there’s no sign the United States is changing course on the Joint Strike Fighter program, Dutch Minister of Defence Ruben Brekelmans said.
“It’s in the interest of all of us to make sure that the F-35 program remains operational, that it remains as successful as it is right…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany’s economy should embrace the pivot from cars to defense equipment as a major growth driver, according to a proposal by the country’s leading defense industry group.
The Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry…
AURORA, Colo. — Barely more than six in 10 aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet were able to carry out their missions on an average day in fiscal 2024, according to a Defense News analysis.
The fleet-wide mission capable rate of 62% is the lowest in recent memory. It comes…
AURORA, Colo. — The Air Force is seeing a historic surge in recruits in its delayed entry program, as the service works to further boost recruitment of new airmen and guardians, officials said this week.
More potential recruits are making appointments with recruiters to discuss the possibility of joining the Air Force or Space Force, Air Force Recruiting Service commander Brig. Gen. Christopher…
FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during the Vietnam War.
Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, head of Air Force Special Operations…
Airbus, Boeing angle for Polish tanker aircraft deal
March 6, 2025
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Ministry is advancing plans to buy new transport and refueling aircraft, with major players Airbus and Boeing intensifying their rivalry for potential contracts.
A Polish MoD spokesperson confirmed the ministry’s aircraft…
AURORA, Colo. — Lockheed Martin hopes to begin rolling out early Block 4 capabilities to the F-35 this summer, a senior company official said Monday.
Chauncey McIntosh, vice president and general manager of Lockheed’s F-35 program, said at the Air and Space Forces Association’s AFA Warfare Symposium here that the company plans to drop an update to the F-35′s Technology Refresh 3 software…
