April 30, 2024

NAVAIR Upgrades the V-22

Osprey

Contracts solicited and awarded for the tilt-rotor aircraft.

$1.1 Billion for JSF Engines

Pratt & Whitney takes the prize: sole-sourcing the F-35’s business end.

NAVAIR Wants Bomb Fuzes

Navy wants replacement for the FMU-139 bomb fuze.

$4 Billion for JSF Lot 5

F-35C JSF catapult launch

Next production lot has six Navy variants and three Marine variants.

Voice Switch Info Sought

A list of contracts solicited and awarded through NAVAIR Friday.

Fake Chips Found in P-8A

Counterfeit chips caused sub hunter’s icing sensors to be unreliable.

Super Comm. Eyes Defense

capitol hill

Congress’ debt reduction group finally addresses defense spending.

A Decade with the JSF

Ten years on, Lockheed and DoD fight over who should pay for redesigns.

MD Could Lose 36K Jobs

Defense industry says state would be in top ten budget cut losers.

Tricare records stolen

The records of 4.9 million beneficiaries were in stolen briefcase.