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Air Force

Airbus, Lockheed Martin Team To Pursue Future Aerial Tanker Work

Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

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Airbus, Lockheed Martin Team To Pursue Future Aerial Tanker Work

Airbus and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday they have signed an agreement to jointly pursue U.S. defense aerial refueling opportunities.This new effort comes years after Boeing [BA] beat Airbus to win the KC-46A Pegasus tanker for the U.S. Air Force. Previously, Airbus was working with Northrop Grumman to offer its model for the tanker in a previous iteration of the tanker competition.Now Airbus and Lockheed Martin said they will cooperate to provide aerial refueling services, focused around the Airbus A330…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]