A giant 21 stories tall Delta IV Heavy rocket has been launched for the second time from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on a covert mission for the US governments National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch used three main engines with one powered by RS-68 liquid hydrogen and oxygen and the rest two powered by RL10 liquid hydrogen and oxygen (developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne), according to United Launch Alliances (ULA) press release, which built the rocket
ATK and Alenia Aermacchi successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight tests of their MC-27J multi-mission aircraft. A Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO) Gun System pallet was installed and tested on the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter
The V-22 Osprey has overcome its turbulent past and has emerged as a multi-mission capable tiltrotor system. With its latest win, a U
A joint venture between defense giants InDyne, Lockheed Martin and URS Corp. is bidding for a contract to support consolidation of U
Sikorsky Corporation has won a $435 million cost-plus-incentive contract from U.S Marine Corps on May 30 to build four CH-53K heavy lift helicopters
Lockheed Martin intends to provide long-term maintenance support for the F-35 Lightning II with a new Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), cited as a risk in a recent study, in line with the evolving aircraft. Known as the F-35s information technology backbone for data collection, data analysis and decision support, the ALIS receives aircraft health and maintenance information from F-35s in flight via radio-frequency downlink
The U.S Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles
Cubic Worldwide Technical Services (CWTS), a Mission Support Services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) has been awarded a contract for nearly $134 million for the Base Period and Option Years from the U.S
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for 500 Javelin Guided Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $122 million. The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of 500 Javelin Guided Missiles, 50 Command Launch Units (CLU), Battery Coolant Units, Enhanced Performance Basic Skills Trainer (EPBST), Missile Simulation Rounds (MSR), tripods, Javelin Weapon Effects Simulator (JAVWES), spare and repair parts, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries, battery chargers and dischargers, support equipment, publications and technical data, personnel training and training equipment, U
The U.S Department of Defense has grounded all flight operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter planes after an engine problem discovered on one of the aircraft