Objects in space will soon be monitored by a radar array for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Fence as part of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) new test site representative of the larger system under construction on the remote Kwajalein Island. The test facility will be used for early validation of hardware, firmware and software that … Dowiedz się więcej
The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Ballistic Missile program flew into the future this week with its first 3-D-printed missile component. A part called a connector backshell made its debut as part of the Navy’s successful test flights March 14 to 16 of three Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). By … Dowiedz się więcej
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III discussed the state of the Air Force during a press conference at the Pentagon March 7. During the press conference, both leaders acknowledged a lot has happened since the last „State of the Air Force” address in August … Dowiedz się więcej
The F-22 Raptor, a military fighter jet with a history of adapting to changing mission needs, passed a significant milestone this past December with its 10-year anniversary of Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the U.S. Air Force. Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines power the F-22, and the F119 is the world’s first operational … Dowiedz się więcej
Pratt & Whitney and the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) successfully completed their first shipment of a F135 fan module, which arrived at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Feb. 17 from Eglin Air Force Base, near Valparaiso, Florida. The event marked the official beginning of a new transportation partnership on the F135 … Dowiedz się więcej
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider announced today that its Modular Systems Division (MSD) recently received contract awards totaling approximately $3.5 million for specialty product orders to support the U.S. warfighter. MSD manufactures specialty products that support unmanned aerial, missile, radar, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), chemical biological … Dowiedz się więcej