Procurement (Page 2)

Updated on Mar 25, 2019

Sea

Here Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 Years Here Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 Years

Updated on Jun 11, 2019

Sea

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request

Posted on Mar 13, 2019

Air

8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request 8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request

Updated on Mar 14, 2019

Sea

Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season

Updated on Mar 8, 2019

Sea

The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

Updated on Jul 8, 2019

Canada Is Officially Trying To Buy Germany’s Unwanted And Unflyable RQ-4E Euro Hawk Drone Canada Is Officially Trying To Buy Germany’s Unwanted And Unflyable RQ-4E Euro Hawk Drone

Updated on Feb 21, 2019

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage

Updated on Feb 14, 2019

Sea

The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle

Updated on May 11, 2021

Air

F-15X Will Come In Two Variants, And No, It Won’t Cost $100M Per Copy F-15X Will Come In Two Variants, And No, It Won’t Cost $100M Per Copy

Posted on Feb 4, 2019

Sea

The Navy’s Future Frigates Are Shaping Up To Be More Lethal And Capable, As Well As Cheaper The Navy’s Future Frigates Are Shaping Up To Be More Lethal And Capable, As Well As Cheaper

Posted on Jan 29, 2019

Land

The Army Wants Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System To Swat Down Cruise Missiles The Army Wants Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System To Swat Down Cruise Missiles

Posted on Jan 22, 2019

Sea

USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays

Updated on Jan 12, 2019

Air

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

Air

USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report

Updated on Dec 22, 2018

Air

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

Posted on Dec 11, 2018

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

Updated on May 8, 2019

Sea

Navy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance Delays Navy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance Delays

Updated on Nov 20, 2018

Air

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress? What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

Updated on Nov 15, 2018

Sea

Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More

Updated on Nov 21, 2019

Sea

U.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In Training U.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In Training

Updated on Aug 14, 2020

By Douglas Healey and Tyler Rogoway

Recollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master Chief Recollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master Chief

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Belgium Decides To Join The F-35 Club Over Competing Offers For European Fighter Jets Belgium Decides To Join The F-35 Club Over Competing Offers For European Fighter Jets

Posted on Oct 25, 2018

Sea

Navy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated) Navy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)

Updated on Oct 26, 2018

Sea

Navy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese Threats Navy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese Threats

Updated on Oct 22, 2018

U.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar Planes U.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar Planes

Updated on Oct 3, 2018

Canada Considers Buying Huge Non-Flyable Drone From Germany To Meet Arctic Patrol Needs Canada Considers Buying Huge Non-Flyable Drone From Germany To Meet Arctic Patrol Needs

Updated on Sep 28, 2018

Air

Here Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just Won Here Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just Won

Updated on Sep 28, 2018

Sea

USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away

Posted on Sep 25, 2018

SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’ SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’

Updated on Sep 21, 2018

Sea

Pork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into Budget Pork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into Budget

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

Air

Let’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386 Let’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

How U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack Planes How U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack Planes

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 13, 2018

Sea

Boeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated) Boeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)

Updated on Aug 30, 2018

Air

Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber

Updated on Aug 28, 2018

Air

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

Air

USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors

Posted on Aug 15, 2018

Sea

Sloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger Problems Sloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger Problems

Posted on Aug 7, 2018

Air

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

Posted on Aug 6, 2018

Sea

Congress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 Rifles Congress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 Rifles

Posted on Jul 26, 2018

Air

Exclusive: Unmasking The F-15X, Boeing’s F-15C/D Eagle Replacement Fighter Exclusive: Unmasking The F-15X, Boeing’s F-15C/D Eagle Replacement Fighter

Updated on Jul 26, 2018

Air

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 23, 2018

Air

Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force

Posted on Jul 21, 2018

Sea

CVN-81, The Fourth Ford Class Supercarrier, Is Slated To Cost A Whopping $15B CVN-81, The Fourth Ford Class Supercarrier, Is Slated To Cost A Whopping $15B

Updated on Jul 20, 2018

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

No, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not Yet No, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not Yet

Updated on Jul 19, 2018

Sea

The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers

Updated on Jul 13, 2018

Air

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract

Updated on Jun 22, 2018

The German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Bombs The German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Bombs

Posted on Jun 21, 2018

Air

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money? F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?

Updated on Jun 13, 2018

Sea

Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First

Updated on Jun 8, 2018

Air

It Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New Report It Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New Report

Updated on Jun 7, 2018

Air

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget

Posted on Jun 1, 2018

Sea

It’s Official, The Navy’s Next Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be The Naval Strike Missile It’s Official, The Navy’s Next Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be The Naval Strike Missile

Posted on Jun 1, 2018

Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles Away Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles Away

Updated on May 25, 2018

Watch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile Salvo Watch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile Salvo

Posted on May 24, 2018

Air

Here Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s Future Here Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s Future

Updated on May 24, 2018

Sea

The Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter The Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter

Updated on May 16, 2018

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia

Updated on May 14, 2018

Germany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M Delays Germany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M Delays

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 8, 2018

Air

Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year

Updated on Jul 29, 2019

Air

Retired General Says F-22 Production Was Killed So That A New Bomber Could Live Retired General Says F-22 Production Was Killed So That A New Bomber Could Live

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

Sea

Navy Could Extend The Life Of USS Nimitz Past 50 Years To Maintain 12 Carrier Fleet Navy Could Extend The Life Of USS Nimitz Past 50 Years To Maintain 12 Carrier Fleet

Updated on Apr 26, 2018

It’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With Russia It’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With Russia