Business
Pentagon to give Pratt & Whitney sole-source F-35 engine upgrade work
Company declares itself on track to deliver preliminary design for January review.
Defense Systems
A key Pentagon data link can now talk to satellites—but not in the USA
A Link 16-to-space demonstration abroad went well. Could FAA approval for domestic tests be next?
Science & Tech
L3Harris eyes 2025 for F-16 EW production
Viper Shield will enable international customers to detect more than one enemy.
Business
‘We’re staying away from Gaza’: Palpable silence at the Dubai Air Show
As Israel-Hamas war rages, officials and exhibitors steered clear of the topic.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 139: What we learned from a Middle Eastern airshow
We take a look at how officials around the region are carrying on with business as usual despite Israel's war with Hamas.
Business
Boeing aims to 'stabilize’ defense business as it pitches Mideast countries
New commercial sales and a NATO purchase cheer company officials after a downbeat earnings call.
Business
Boeing welcomes USAF interest in light-attack version of T-7 trainer
Company’s fighter lead says Air Force officials have discussed the concept multiple times.
Business
General Atomics ‘nears deal’ to sell anti-missile pod for its Reaper drones, company says
Self-Protection Pod might have saved the MQ-9 recently downed near Yemen, GA claims.
Threats
US approving arms for Israel ‘case-by-case,’ State official says
Stan Brown says Ukraine, Israel aren’t generally competing for similar weapons aid.
Threats
Effort to build common Mideast air picture gets a ‘B-minus’ from USAF official
“Slow but steady progress” cited by deputy commander of Air Forces Central Command.
Science & Tech
B-21 takes flight, heads to Edwards AFB for more tests
Air Force “on track” for delivery of first operational Raider bombers in the mid-2020s, officials say.
Science & Tech
US says it won’t tell space-imagery companies to stop showing Gaza photos
But the satellite firms may be slowing the release of imagery anyway.
Business
As F-15EX price tags rise, Boeing hunts for ways to control costs
The Air Force expects the flyaway cost to rise, not fall, from Lot 2 to 3.
Threats
Pentagon flying unarmed drones over Gaza to help recover hostages, officials say
Flights are part of U.S. ‘advice and assistance’ in the effort, spokesman says.
Science & Tech
The A-10 and F-35 competed in close air support tests years ago. The report just surfaced.
One prominent HASC member said he sticks behind the F-35.
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