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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

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]