March 24, 2021 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
To find ways America’s manufacturing base can stay competitive as it intersects with national security, the Ronald Reagan Institute has assembled a new task force of lawmakers and business leaders, including Lockheed Martin’s former CEO.
March 31, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary has demonstrated supervised autonomous operations of a Black Hawk military helicopter as part of a testing program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aimed to reduce pilot workload while ensuring flight safety.
February 25, 2019 | International, C4ISR
By Matthew Cox The U.S. Army recently awarded Raytheon Co. a $406 million contract to supply the service with aviation radios over the next five years. Raytheon will manufacture up to 5,000 ARC-231A radio systems that will be installed on the Army's existing helicopter platforms, according to a Feb. 14 company press release. The ARC-231A meets the Pentagon's requirements for "airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data and imagery transmission and provides network-capable communications in a compact radio set," according to the Raytheon website. Full article: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2019/02/20/army-taps-raytheon-build-enhanced-radios-black-hawks-apaches.html
July 9, 2022 | International, Aerospace
The U.S. Army logs over a hundred hours of run time on the first Improved Turbine Engine Program engine for its current and future helicopter fleet.