Andrea Shalal-Esa

Exclusive: Lockheed starts final assembly of new U.S. weather satellite

August 25, 2021 at 5:04 a.m.

LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has begun final assembly of a new U.S. weather satellite that will allow the U.S. government to provide far earlier warnings about potentially...

Lockheed eyes avatars, 3D printing to lower satellite costs

August 25, 2021 at 5:05 a.m.

LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's biggest supplier, is ramping up its use of 3D printing and virtual reality simulators to drive down the huge costs of...

Sikorsky wins U.S. Navy deal for president’s Marine One helicopters

August 25, 2021 at 4:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp, won an initial $1.24 billion contract to develop and build six new U.S. presidential helicopters, the first step toward...

U.S. general confident F-35 logistics system will work overseas

August 25, 2021 at 4:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The computerized logistics system that controls the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet still needs work, but it will be able to support three F-35s on their...

Boeing, backers to fight for funding for 22 Boeing jets

August 25, 2021 at 4:38 a.m.

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Boeing Co and its supporters on Monday vowed to fight for $2.1 billion in funding for 22 EA-18G electronic attack planes in fiscal 2015 to keep...

Ukraine crisis could halt Europe’s defense downturn: Airbus CEO

August 25, 2021 at 4:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Concerns about Russia's actions in Ukraine could halt a decade-long decline in European military spending, Airbus Group Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders said Wednesday, as he also...

GAO affirms Army decision to skip vehicle prototype

August 25, 2021 at 4:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Government Accountability Office on Friday told lawmakers the U.S. Army made a "sound" decision when it decided to skip prototypes in a $6 billion competition for...

GAO affirms Army decision to skip vehicle prototype

May 23, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Government Accountability Office on Friday told lawmakers the U.S. Army made a "sound" decision when it decided to skip prototypes in a $6 billion competition for...

Strong U.S. defense firm profits defy regular gloomy warnings

August 25, 2021 at 4:13 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. arms makers complain regularly that lower Pentagon spending on ships, jets and other hardware will hit their earnings, but a string of better-than-expected results this week...

Two U.S. arms programs face live-or-die reviews after costs jump

August 25, 2021 at 4:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unmanned U.S. Navy helicopter built by Northrop Grumman Corp and a precision ship-landing system built by Raytheon Co face mandatory reviews that could lead to their...

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