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Tax credit sought by defense industry stuck in Senate limbo
The defense industry has lobbied hard to fully restore a Trump-era R&D tax credit. The House has passed a compromise bill restoring it, but not the Senate.
US Army says open system requirements clear for next-gen helicopter
Lockheed's future assault aircraft proposal lacked detail needed to validate its design had an open architecture at sub-system levels, the GAO found.
By Jen Judson
Army projects 2 year delay getting new engine into UH-60 fleet
ITEP's delayed installation into future helicopter prototypes has had a ripple effect on the fleet set to be upgraded with the next-gen engine.
By Jen Judson
Lockheed wins $4.8B guided rockets contract
As the U.S. provides numerous guided rockets to Ukraine, the Army has awarded Lockheed a major contract to keep building them.
By Jen Judson
Warren grills Pentagon lawyers on lobbying by former defense officials
Elizabeth Warren grilled Pentagon lawyers over hundreds of former defense and congressional officials who had gone on to lobby for defense contractors.
US Army preps mission tech for future helicopter, despite engine delay
Problems with a next-generation engine program delayed prototype flights by roughly a year, but the Army isn't resting while it waits.
By Jen Judson
Sikorsky won’t sue US Army after GAO rejected protest over future helo
The company has announced it's reached the end of the road in its pursuit of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.
By Jen Judson
China reveals new details of Raytheon, Lockheed sanctions
China announced the sanctions in February but gave few details then.
By Huizhong Wu, AP
Lockheed: F-35 upgrade delays will lead to fewer 2023 deliveries
The vendor said putting Technology Refresh 3 into the F-35 has been very difficult, but that the company is now "in the very late innings."
Lockheed unit loses protest of Army tiltrotor award to Textron’s Bell
The Government Accountability Office rejected Sikorsky's protest of the Army's decision to choose Bell to build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.
By Jen Judson