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12 May

Cadets of the University of Guam’s U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps view a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system assigned to Task Force Talon as part of leader development partnership at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Army Photo)

Lockheed Wins $407M Contract to Boost Guam’s Missile Defense System

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $407-million contract modification to continue the development of the primary missile defense system in Guam.

12 May

XA103 engine for the US Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program

Rojoef Manuel

Pratt & Whitney, GE Pass Engine Assembly Review for NGAP Program

RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace have completed assembly readiness reviews for their adaptive cycle engines under the US Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program.

12 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

F-35-Class Airpower: Turkey Shows Off ‘Güçhan’ Engine With 42,000-Pound Thrust

Turkey is pushing deeper into advanced fighter propulsion with a new turbofan engine designed to support next-gen air platforms.

12 May

Ronald Watkins

German Air Force Receives First TRL-4D Long-Range Surveillance Radar

HENSOLDT has installed the first TRL-4D LR long-range air surveillance radar at the Brockzetel site in northern Germany.

12 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkey Orders First Batch of Indigenous KAAN Stealth Fighter Jets

Turkey has signed a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries to supply the first batch of 20 KAAN jets.

12 May

Jodesz Gavilan

US Special Operations Tests Faster Satellite Intelligence Delivery With SkyFi

US Special Operations Command has selected SkyFi to support a prototype effort aimed at speeding up the delivery of satellite imagery and geospatial data directly to troops at the tactical edge.

12 May

RTX's Collins Aerospace in Largo, Florida.

Jodesz Gavilan

RTX Invests $26.5M to Expand Florida Radar Production Facility

RTX is investing $26.5 million to expand Collins Aerospace’s Florida facility in a bid to increase production of aviation radar and defense communications systems.

11 May

Bea Castañeda

Sentinel ICBM: Rebuilding America’s Ground-Based Nuclear Deterrent

Explore how the Sentinel ICBM is modernizing America’s land-based nuclear deterrent, replacing the aging Minuteman III with next-generation missile, command, and launch systems.

11 May