As discussed in the CRS report Air Force KC-46A Pegasus Tanker, the Air Force is in the process of replacing its fleet of 396 KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, built in the 1950s and 60s, and 59 KC-10 Extenders, which entered service in 1981.

Recent announcements indicate that the planned …

An unmanned air vehicle demonstrated successful airborne recovery during the DARPA Gremlins program’s latest flight test deployment last month. During the deployment, two X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicles (GAV) successfully validated all autonomous formation flying positions and safety features before one G…

TRIESTE, Italy — The forward section of “Jacques Chevallier”, the first of four logistic support units LSS (Logistic Support Ship) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique from Fincantieri under the FLOTLOG (Flotte logistique) program, was delivered today at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipya…

BRINDISI, Italy — Italian prosecutors in the south of the country have launched a probe into the supply of parts to the United States aerospace company Boeing by Manufacturing Process Specification (MPS), a company at the center of the latest snags on the 787 Dreamliner, three people familiar with…

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $97,336,915 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0001.

The contract modification is for 94 Lot 20 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range missiles …

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a not-to-exceed $64,179,305 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

This contract provides non-recurring engineering support to integrate the Next Generation Jammer Low Band Pod System onto the EA-18G platform.

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