The US Navy has awarded a $1.5 billion production contract for 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft to Boeing, which likely provides welcome relief during the coronavirus crisis.
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 on Tuesday.
Military maintenance, repair and operations specialist Aero Precision has bought rival Kellstrom Defense in a deal it says will create, “the largest privately owned military aftermarket distribution businesses in the industry”.
Tapestry Solutions has secured a five-year deal to modernise the software platform that underpins the work of the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, the division responsible for airlifts and refuelling.
Boeing Australia has confirmed the completion of the first major fuselage structural assembly for the company’s first Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial system.
The US Air Force and industry partner Northrop Grumman have lifted the veil of secrecy on the service’s next-generation long-range strike bomber: the B-21 Raider. The B-21 Raider will serve as the backbone of America’s strategic bomber fleet for decades to come, channelling the legacy of the world’s first stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-2
