The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing [BA] a $47 million advance acquisition contract on Sept. 28 to prepare to build and deliver the low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 1 MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft. Work for this award will largely be split among ...

Customs and Border Protection’s office focused on leveraging the startup community and speeding new capabilities into the field could improve outcomes in some cases by improved partnerships with operators and better link its performance goals to the Innovation Team’s (INVNT) strategic goals, ...

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is set to deploy in a multinational coalition force in the Atlantic region on Oct. 3, the Navy said Sept. 29. This initial operational deployment will include air, maritime and ground assets from several NATO ...

While the not mission capable for supply (NMC-S) rate for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter is to be no more than 10 percent, that rate has been stubbornly high. NMC-S measures the percentage of aircraft unable to fly because of parts shortages. In calendar year 2018, NMC-S was 28.6 percent ...

The Senate will hold its next votes on Nov. 14, leadership announced Thursday, meaning the upper chamber won’t consider its version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) until at least after the midterm elections. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), however, ...

The Biden administration on Thursday released the first U.S. strategy to partner with the vast array of Pacific Islands, saying it will help them bolster awareness of their maritime domains and increase U.S. presence for law enforcement and training through the Coast Guard, Defense Department and ...