The Usa has delayed plans to produce Egypt with another four F-16 fighter jets because of unrest gripping the rustic, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. “Given the present situation in Egypt we don’t believe it’s appropriate to maneuver forward at the moment with the delivery of F-16s,” spokesman George Little told reporters. “We remain committed to the u. s. -Egypt defense relationship because it remains a foundation of our broader strategic partnership with Egypt and serves as a pillar of regional stability,” he said. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed Egypt’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of the verdict in... Read More »

The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon system is now in development. But by this time next year, the system might have moved into low-rate initial production and if this is the case, will lose the experimental “X” prefix. Lt. Col. Shawn Lucas, the PEO Soldier program manager for individual weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., said the XM25 is currently within the “engineering and manufacturing development phase,” not yet ready for fielding. “That’s where we’re developing the subsystems, which might be the weapon, the hearth control, and the programmable ammunition,” he said. “[We’re] integrating all of it to interact on... Read More »

Project Director, Communications Security is moving in the direction of fielding a brand new handheld device so that it will be used to deliver electronic keys to secure the Army’s phone, radio, computer and satellite networks. The Next Generation Load Device-Small, or NGLD-Small, comes with a brand new digital display at the front and is smaller than previous devices used for encryption, but still gives an analogous security protection as larger devices. It replaces older models that were not ready to handle the Army’s encryption key delivery requirements. “The NGLD are a family of devices, with a small, medium and... Read More »

The Air Force and Boeing successfully conducted the KC-46 critical design review, or CDR, from July 8-10 on the Boeing facility in Mukilteo, Wash. The KC-46 weapon system CDR was the culmination of nine months of component and sub-system design reviews, which blended the proper practices of both the economic and Department of Defense frameworks. Currently, the CDR still has about a actions to complete, however the process is scheduled to be complete well previous to the Sept. 24 contractual date. “The efforts by the combined Boeing and Air Force team to get thus far within the program development has... Read More »

Lockheed Martin will offer a universal, highly adaptable and affordable mission equipment package (MEP) to fulfill requirements for the Joint Multi-Role/Future Vertical Lift (JMR/FVL) rotary wing program, with potential applications for other customers and platforms. The Lockheed Martin MEP will integrate proven solutions from three of the Corporation’s business areas and greater than 30 years of expertise integrating mission equipment components and subsystems right into a number of U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and international rotary- and stuck-wing programs. The product may be an inexpensive, dependable solution for multiple customers as a result of its open architecture and... Read More »