Air Warfare
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that there are “no plans” for another Ukraine supplemental at this point.
By Aaron MehtaIn addition, CEO Kathy Warden says the company sees a chance to sell up to five Triton UAVs to the NATO alliance.
By Michael MarrowSikorsky is using remaining FARA dollars to test out the new T901 engine in anticipation of integrating it on a UH-60 M Black Hawk later this year.
By Ashley RoqueBoeing recently announced the Block II helo’s first maiden flight and plans to deliver the first production aircraft to the service in the coming weeks.
By Ashley RoqueThere are flashpoints to watch as Argentina navigates its future between the polar attractions of Washington and Beijing, including future defense deals and a deep space facility.
By Wilder Alejandro SanchezThe two vendors emerged successful from an original pool of five and are expected to carry their drone designs through a prototyping phase that will build and test aircraft.
By Michael Marrow and Valerie Insinna“We’ve seen some improvement … and so readiness is there: We have enough retrofit generators right now [and] it’s not impacting readiness,” said John Chicoli, the director of Boeing’s global services for vertical lift and special operations.
By Ashley Roque“The LRDR completed a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) data collect event in January 2024 that proved the SDA capability, and the U.S. Space Force and MDA are in the process of formally declaring LRDR ready for SDA early use in April 2024,” according to MDA Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins.
By Theresa HitchensGray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
By GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Despite the charges, Boeing’s plan to get its defense unit back to high single-digit margins by the 2026 timeframe “remains intact,” Chief Financial Officer Brian West said.
By Valerie InsinnaThough virtually none of the estimated 170 drones Iran launched at Israel got through defenses, analysts told Breaking Defense there’s an eager market globally for Tehran’s relatively cheap, normally effective UAVs.
By Agnes HelouGen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway’s Chief of Defense, talks to Breaking Defense about his plans for spending on new frigates and subs, the challenges of upgrading Norway’s “digital backbone” and refilling the military’s stocks.
By Aaron Mehta“The thing with the H-20 is when you actually look at the system design, it’s probably nowhere near as good as US LO [low observable] platforms, particularly more advanced ones that we have coming down,” said a DoD intelligence official.
By Michael Marrow