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GAO: Key Uncertainties Remain in New F-35 Sustainment System

GAO: Key Uncertainties Remain in New F-35 Sustainment System

The Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is integral to supporting F-35 aircraft operations and maintenance. However, F-35 personnel at 5 locations GAO visited for its March 2020 report cited several challenges.

For example, users at all 5 locations we visited stated that electronic rec…

Leonardo Touts Eurofighter Advanced Electronic Systems

Leonardo Touts Eurofighter Advanced Electronic Systems

Kuwait is one of the latest countries to join the elite club of Eurofighter Typhoon operators, having ordered a fleet of 28 aircraft, making the Kuwait Air Force one of the best-equipped internationally.

But what makes Typhoon the world’s most powerful and reliable swing-role combat aircraft? Th…

Lockheed Wins $703M for Hellfire Missile Procurement

Lockheed Wins $703M for Hellfire Missile Procurement

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $702,881,910 modification (P00042) to contract W31P4Q-18-C-0130 for procurement of Hellfire missiles.

Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2023.

Fiscal 2010, 2011…

Second Improved Kilo-Class Sub Completes Builder’s Sea Trials

Second Improved Kilo-Class Sub Completes Builder’s Sea Trials

The JSC Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard has completed the factory sea trials of the large Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine “Volkhov” for the Russian Navy.

Factory sea trials were carried out from June 18 to July 21. During this time, the hydro-acoustic system, radar and communications system…

BAE Awards £100M Subcontracts for Type 26 Frigate

BAE Awards £100M Subcontracts for Type 26 Frigate

BAE Systems has awarded a further five contracts to suppliers worth more than £100m, as progress on the Type 26 frigate programme continues apace at the company’s shipyards in Glasgow.

The new contracts will support 250 jobs, with the Type 26 programme sustaining more than 4,000 jobs in total acr…

US Indo-Pacific Commander Details Regional Deterrence Efforts

US Indo-Pacific Commander Details Regional Deterrence Efforts

The Indo-Pacific is the most significant region for America’s future, and it has become the nation’s highest-priority theater, the commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told the Defense Writers Group in Washington.

Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson held a virtual meeting today with t…


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