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F-35’s price might rise, Lockheed warns
After years of declines, the jet’s cost is being pushed by upgrades, inflation, and a proposal to buy fewer of them.
Navy still picking winner for F/A-XX next year, Northrop CEO says
Despite the service’s proposal to cut funding, “we have not received” word that 6th-gen plans have changed.
Boeing might put a drone operator in the F-15EX’s back seat
The company is mulling options as it pitches the modernized Eagle to international customers.
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Every squad will get anti-drone gear, Marine Corps says
With “zero decision space” to deal with incoming UAVs, troops need tools to take them down.
Raytheon hunting for another US supplier of solid rocket motors
As missile orders soar, a lack of engines is bottlenecking production.
New design for next-gen UK-Italy-Japan fighter unveiled
But it’s no longer clear that Britain wants to prioritize a sixth-generation jet, much like the U.S. Air Force.
More bad news for Boeing defense on the horizon
The company is still “fighting through challenges” building new Air Force One planes, defense chief says.
Lockheed won’t get paid in full yet for upgraded F-35s, even as deliveries resume
The jets are being shipped with incomplete software, so the Pentagon is withholding part of its payment.
Air Force brought in hard-nosed negotiator to close E-7 deal with Boeing
The service was struggling to reach an agreement for its new radar plane.
Lockheed resumes F-35 deliveries after year-long pause
But the tech-development problems that halted deliveries of the TR-3 version of the jet persist.
War and uncertainty shape Farnborough expectations
Under the buzz of big contracts, expect quiet conversations about allied production, industrial supply chains, and the future of NATO.
Pentagon’s new cyber rules are ‘stifling’ foreign suppliers, advisors say
The soon-to-be-mandatory cybersecurity certification—and a 2018 OSD reorganization—are slowing vital work, the Defense Innovation Board says.
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The Pentagon is paying a consultant up to $2.4B to boost submarine production
Deloitte Consulting is to provide the labor, equipment, and materials to push annual U.S. production to three subs.
