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The U.S. Navy plans to have Boeing redesign parts of the computer that controls weapons and external stores on its F/A-18 and EA-18G fleet, after concluding that the current unit can no longer be supported because key components are no longer available. Naval Air Systems Commandโs PMA-265, the program office for the F/A-18 Super Hornet [โฆ]
The U.S. Navy has asked defense companies for feedback on how it plans to structure a future contract for its Gun Weapon Systems program, the engineering effort behind the guns mounted on its warships. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in Virginia posted the request for information on Oct. 9. It asks potential vendors to [โฆ]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ophir Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, a $34.6 million contract to repair the laser system that warns B-2 Spirit crews when their stealth bomber starts leaving a visible condensation trail. The firm-fixed-price contract, announced Oct. 9, covers repairs of the B-2 Pilot Alert System, with work done in Littleton and [โฆ]
Every one-on-one meeting slot at the U.S. Air Forceโs upcoming industry day for a new F-16 mission computer is already booked, and the service has now restricted access to the eventโs sensitive briefings to companies certified to handle export-controlled military data. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Centerโs F-16 program office will host the event [โฆ]
The U.S. Army will brief defense companies in Huntsville, Alabama, on Oct. 27-28 about its plans for a new short-range air defense system built on a pallet that can be loaded onto almost any vehicle, giving light and fast-moving units their own protection against drones, helicopters and attack aircraft. The industry day covers Maneuver-Short Range [โฆ]
Forterra and Hypercraft are showing a driverless off-road vehicle built for military resupply at the Association of the U.S. Armyโs annual meeting in Washington, pairing Hypercraftโs Razorback unmanned ground vehicle with Forterraโs AutoDrive self-driving system and a counter-drone turret from 9 Mothers. The companies say the vehicle is aimed at contested logistics, moving supplies through [โฆ]
German drone maker STARK and Thales Australia have agreed to fit STARKโs Cascade loitering munition to the Bushmaster armored vehicle, giving the Australian-built truck a launcher for one-way attack drones that the company says can hit targets up to 100 km (62 miles) away. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Oct. 7 [โฆ]
Latviaโs armed forces have taken delivery of their first Hunter infantry fighting vehicle, a tracked armored vehicle based on General Dynamics European Land Systemsโ ASCOD design, about 20 months after the country signed its first contract. The vehicle was handed over on Oct. 7 in the presence of Defense Minister Raivis Melnis, and GDELS said [โฆ]
The U.S. militaryโs V-22 Osprey program office and manufacturer Bell Boeing have brought 14 new companies into the tiltrotorโs supply chain as they work to keep the aircraft flying past 2055, after years of gearbox failures, fatal crashes and flight restrictions that have kept large parts of the fleet on the ground. The new suppliers [โฆ]
The U.S. Army has taken delivery of its first new locomotives in more than a decade, part of an effort to replace a rail fleet in which more than a third of the active engines are older than their 65-year expected service life. The Armyโs Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, known as TACOM, said its rail [โฆ]
