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The US Air Force (USAF) on 30 July awarded Hermeus a USD60 million jointly funded contract to accelerate the commercial development of hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems, according to a service statement. The Quarterhorse will valida...
The US Air Force (USAF) expects better responsiveness for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) support issues with the relocation of an operations centre from the aircraft's manufacturing site in Fort Worth, Texas, to...
Pentagon budget 2022: DoD requests less aircraft and related systems spending by Pat Host The US Department of Defense (DoD) is requesting USD52.4 billion for aircraft and related systems in its fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request, which would represent a decrease of 7.9% from the nearly USD57 billion provided in FY 2021. DoD requested roughly USD12 billion for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, 6.7% less than the USD12.9 billion provided in FY 2021. This is according to budget documents released on 28 May. The Pentagon wants 85 F-35s in FY 2022, 11 f...
Pentagon budget 2022: US Air Force requests USD212.8 billion, plans major aircraft divestments by Pat Host The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) USD212.8 billion budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022 would be USD8.8 billion more than the USD204 billion in funding provided in FY 2021 and would represent a boost of 4.3%. Already a Janes subscriber? Read the full article via the Client Login Share
The US Army is down to two finalist platforms for the unmanned aircraft competition portion of its Render Safe Sets, Kits, and Outfits (RS SKO) programme. The Teledyne FLIR Systems R80D SkyRaider and the InstantEye Robotics Mk-3 Gen4-HL Grou...