Raytheon plans to equip military aircraft with an identification friend or foe interrogator system to comply with an IFF mandate by June 30, 2020, Avionics International reported Wednesday. Read more
Honeywell’s aerospace business has awarded KBR a 10-year, $77M subcontract to carry out logistics services at Hill Air Force Base Depot in Utah. Read more
A new Mitre study says the U.S. Air Force should expand four additional bases in the Pacific to accommodate operations of up to 24 bombers and 18 tankers as well as procure and field “large... Read more
Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, said the company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to assess the vulnerability of avionics, miss... Read more
Boeing is planning to introduce an F-15 fighter aircraft variant that will potentially be able to carry hypersonic weapons, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. Read more
Boeing is preparing its St. Louis County production plant in Missouri for a potential order from the U.S. Air Force for a new batch of F-15s, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday. Read more
The U.S. Air Force will seek funds in its fiscal 2020 budget request to procure eight upgraded versions of Boeing-built F-15 fighter aircraft as part a five-year plan to buy 80 of the planes... Read more
The Department of Defense aims to include $1.2B in funding in its fiscal year 2020 budget request to support the acquisition of the newest versions of the F-15 aircraft, Bloomberg reported F... Read more
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said the company is coordinating with the U.S. Air Force to secure the final delivery requirements for the KC-46 Pegasus aircraft, Defense News reported Satu... Read more
Boeing is offering to sell the U.S. Air Force a new high-performance version of the F-15 aircraft with more modern features, Defense One reported Wednesday. The F-15X is equipped with new fl... Read more
Lockheed Martin has teamed with a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based engineering company to produce laser guided bomb tailkits, Saudi Gazette reported Wednesday. Wahaj, a subsidiary of Saudi Interna... Read more
Qatar’s defense minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah has said the country’s government looks to purchase nine BAE Systems-built Hawk trainer aircraft units, Dow Jones Newswire... Read more
A team led by Alion Science and Technology has received a potential $40.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch address life-limiting issues on the C-130, C-5,... Read more
A U.S. military official said the country is confident that there are U.S.-manufactured fighter jets that can compete to replace Germany’s fleet of 85 Tornado fighter aircraft, Reuters repor... Read more
Boeing Gets $84M USAF Contract Modification for F-15 Aircraft Core Processor Delivery
Boeing has received a two-year, $84M contract modification to continue providing computing systems that support the U.S. Air Force’s F-15 fighter jets. Read more